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The Soviet's Buran Space Shuttle Was a True One-Hit Wonder
One Hit Wonder The Buran did fly in space – just once, in November 1988, not long before the Soviet Union collapsed. Its lone mission was uncrewed. The Buran relied on an automated launch ...
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The An-225: The World’s Largest Plane Built for Space Dreams
The Antonov An-225, the world’s largest plane, was built to transport the Buran space shuttle and support mid-air launches. Today, it’s a modern marvel in cargo aviation.
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Head of Soviet space shuttle program dies aged 89
MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. Vakhtang Vachnadze, a Soviet and Russian space engineer who headed the project to build the Buran space shuttle orbiter, has died at the age of 89, the Roscosmos state ...