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• Buran. The Soviet Space Shuttle

  Published: August 30, 2007, 8:13 am

  Tags: Science, History, Photos, Technology, Video, Buran, Soviet Cosmonautics, Soviet Space Program

  that was designed for the Soviet space program in 1988 and able to airlift the Energia rocket's boosters and Buran about which we’ve told as well. On the next photos one can see the complete process of launching Buran into the space orbit. And here you can find a photo session from Ukrainian site about what is now with Buran.

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• More About Soviet Space Program. VM-T Atlant

  Published: September 1, 2007, 5:36 pm

  Tags: Science, History, Photos, Technology, An 225, Antonov, Buran, Energia, Pepsi Cola, Soviet Space Program, Vm T Atlant

  or AN-225 was not the only Soviet cargo jet used for the Soviet Space Program. VM-T Atlant (the picture above) also coped with a task of carrying ultra-heavy and oversize freight, such as rocket boosters or the space shuttle, and it might be a real alternative for AN-225. But this project was closed because of some disadvantages. Nevertheless

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• Space Through the Eyes of Soviet Cosmonauts

  Published: September 26, 2007, 6:30 am

  Tags: Science, History, Russian Art, Earth, Mars, Soviet Astronauts, Soviet Cosmonauts, Soviet Space Program, Space Art, Venus

  What one will see below is the most realistic art about space. These pictures were made by two former Soviet cosmonauts and big friends - Leonov and Sokolov. After finishing space flyings, they started to picture what they have seen (and even more) on a canvas. “The first satellite” on the picture above (more…)

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• Buran. Still Alive?

  Published: October 10, 2007, 2:29 am

  Tags: Science, History, Photos, Technology, Buran, Moscow, Soviet Space Program

  already told much about the Soviet space program and especially about Buran, the first and the only Soviet space shuttle. Last time we saw him standing abandoned somewhere in the lonely place at Baikonur. But here are quite unexpected information. Recently some Russian bloggers have spotted Buran at some river port in the north part of Moscow.

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