Remains of the Soviet Space Shuttle
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Lots of pics and info here. Shows the base as it was in operation...
http://www.buran-energia.com/bourane-buran/bourane-photos.php?file_dbt_=78
http://www.buran-energia.com/bourane-buran/bourane-photos.php?file_dbt_=78
And to help with missile technology.
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In Russia, shuttle spaces you!
(Cockpit looked like an RAF aircraft of the 1950's) Cool photos though
(Cockpit looked like an RAF aircraft of the 1950's) Cool photos though
Looking at that saddened me somewhat - all that effort wasted.. 
The state of abandonment reminded me of the Pripyat photos that someone posted some time ago, to be honest.
The state of abandonment reminded me of the Pripyat photos that someone posted some time ago, to be honest.
IIRC the bran could put 100 tons in orbit because it had a larger bay and also its launcher could be configured differently. If they needed qit they could strap more boosters (liquid too not the more dangerous solid) and so it was a better option than the shuttle in that regard. I think the shuttle caps out at about 30 ton payload.
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It's crazy that there are things like this just dotted all over the world that have just been forgotten about. Would love to visit something like this in the future.
Those are some great shots, and such a shame to see something that cool basically left to rot
It would have been great if they'd been able to at least offer the shuttle to a museum as it looks pretty amazing (and goes to prove that form follows function in how close it is to the US versions in basic shape/design).
If you look at these two photos below, it looks like the actual Space Shuttle itself is looked after, with all the new fencing and tidy gravel areas etc!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5lx-rdYFjfY/TPulNdQbkeI/AAAAAAAACEU/O9gvT-VUg4A/s1600/34.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_5lx-rdYFjfY/TPulGx_rFvI/AAAAAAAACEE/dBxwk1dYvZ0/s1600/30.jpg
The actual shuttle that orbited the earth was destroyed in 2002 as the Hanger it was stored in collapsed. There were two shuttles built for space flight one was destroyed in the hanger and the other dissasembled. The other one that flew was fitted with jet engines and flown like a plane for testing purposes. There were numerous other mock ups built approx 9 that were used for testing and evaluation of the systems.
# Built models
Models for testing
# OK-GLI
# OK-TVA
# OK-M
# OK-MT
# OK-TVI
# OK-KS
Intended for space travel
# OK-1.01 (Completed an unmanned flight in space)
# OK-1.02
# OK-2.01
# OK-2.02
# OK-2.03
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Wow, I could have sworn it was humanity's thirst for exploration, multiplication and evolution that kicked off the space race.
I'm quite surprised the Chinese haven't bought all that scrap yet, amazing pics though.
Whilst we're on this subject, I saw some pictures of an olympic sized swimming pool on the top of some large hill that was deserted, I can't remember much about it, possibly somewhere in russia or maybe somewhere hot, I definitely remember some troops in the pictures.
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I think your talking about the one in Afghanistan. The russian's built it and after they left the taliban and other groups used to hang people from the diving pool if i remember correctly
wow love to visit places like that.
Reading this - http://www.buran-energia.com/bourane-buran/bourane-secu.php
They had better safety plans than what we have now in the US shuttles.
Reading this - http://www.buran-energia.com/bourane-buran/bourane-secu.php
They had better safety plans than what we have now in the US shuttles.
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I fancy a trip to Pripyat... my friends think I'm weird.
Not planning to start a family anyhow so radioactive goolies won't have much of an impact on my life.
