Буран

I remember watching on television about 15 or more years ago, video of a Russian built space shuttle taking off and landing under remote control yet! It was named Буран. But I never heard another word about it. Was this a hoax? A few years ago I looked at pictures of it on the internet. Did the soviets really produce a space shuttle? Why did they not fly it into outer space?

Thanks

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Buran_program

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Originally Posted by Siriusly

and landing under remote control

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Actually, it was totally automated landing without any remote control. As I know NASA (and others) cannot do it yet.

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Originally Posted by Siriusly

I remember watching on television about 15 or more years ago, video of a Russian built space shuttle taking off and landing under remote control yet! It was named Буран. But I never heard another word about it. Was this a hoax? A few years ago I looked at pictures of it on the internet. Did the soviets really produce a space shuttle? Why did they not fly it into outer space?

Thanks

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The program was shut down. It appeared to be too expensive.

Now the Buran stands in Gorky park (Moscow) and turns to a heap of stuff.

It's on display and open to the public for about 30 rubles to walk inside. The interior is gutted and turned into a small cinema with rows of seats.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...a/Boran_1a.jpg

There were two of them. Another one is conservated.

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Originally Posted by Ramil

There were two of them. The other one is preserved.

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Как ни воюй, годы, увы, сильнее,
Как ни верти, время свое возьмет:
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И никогда полный не дать вперед.

Зато любой сюда войдет за пятачок,
Чтоб в пушку затолкать бычок
И в трюме посетить кафе
и винный зал,
А также сняться на фоне морской волны
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Другой обняв штурвал.

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