Buran programme

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The Buran programme, also known as the "VKK Space Orbiter programme", was a Soviet and later Russian reusable spacecraft project that began in 1974 at the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute in Moscow and was formally suspended in 1993. In addition to being the designation for the whole Soviet/Russian reusable spacecraft project, Buran was also the name given to orbiter 1K, which completed one uncrewed spaceflight in 1988 and was the only Soviet reusable spacecraft to be launched into space. The Buran-class orbiters used the expendable Energia rocket as a launch vehicle.

1976 — 1993  WikimediaWikidata
VKK Space Orbiter programme

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Location: 45.9194, 63.31, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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    Hydraulischer Antrieb für das Höhenruder der BuranHydraulischer Antrieb für das Höhenruder der Buran
    Villeurbanne - Campus de la Doua - Bibliothèque universitaire Sciences Lyon 1 - L`espace, une nouvelle frontière - Tuile thermique de la navette russe BouranVilleurbanne - Campus de la Doua - Bibliothèque universitaire Sciences Lyon 1 - L'espace, une nouvelle frontière - Tuile thermique de la navette russe Bouran
    Buran rear view on An-225 (Le Bourget 1989)Buran rear view on An-225 (Le Bourget 1989)
    Buran rear view (Le Bourget 1989)Buran rear view (Le Bourget 1989)
    Buran partian left side view on An-225 (Le Bourget 1989)Buran partian left side view on An-225 (Le Bourget 1989)
    Buran partial rear view (Le Bourget 1989)Buran partial rear view (Le Bourget 1989)
    Les restes de la navette soviétique Bourane (Buran) en novembre 2005Les restes de la navette soviétique Bourane (Buran) en novembre 2005
    Les restes de la navette soviétique Bourane (Buran) en novembre 2005Les restes de la navette soviétique Bourane (Buran) en novembre 2005