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Offline Prospero

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #800 on: 11/14/2010 11:32 am »
Thanks for the great vid Satori - just a shame that there aren't any english subtitles, as I'd love to know what they're saying without having to learn Russian first ;)

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« Reply #801 on: 11/16/2010 01:03 am »
I'd love to see it with one of the US shuttles side by side. The Smithsonian would make a great home for it.
I'm sure they could find a decent exhibition space in Moscow for it, once you hand over Enterprise or one of the real orbiters. ;)

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« Reply #802 on: 01/20/2011 06:19 am »
I don't know if it was already linked here, but I found a page with pics of the present state of the Buran launch complex:

http://www.themysteryworld.com/2010/12/abandoned-remains-of-russian-space.html

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #803 on: 06/22/2011 02:17 pm »
Buran spacecraft (3K, 2.01) will be displayed on Moscow aerospace salon (MAKS-2011) in August. Today he was loaded on ship. Tomorrow he will arrive to Zhukovskiy.

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #804 on: 06/22/2011 05:04 pm »
Will someone be at MAKS-2011 and take some pictures?

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #805 on: 06/24/2011 05:46 pm »
« Last Edit: 06/24/2011 05:52 pm by anik »

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #806 on: 06/24/2011 06:39 pm »
Given the state she's in, Zhukovsky should keep her and fix her up...

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #807 on: 06/25/2011 09:42 am »
That is heartbreaking to see...

How and in which function will she be displayed during the MAKS?

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #808 on: 06/25/2011 01:23 pm »
     They could replace all those missing tiles, bolt on the wings, give her a fresh paint-job with 'Buran" on the side like OK-ML and the one in Gorky Park and presto!  There'd be *three* Soviet shuttles for gullible tourists to gawk at thinking it was *the* Buran :)

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #809 on: 06/25/2011 02:18 pm »
Soviet shuttles for gullible tourists to gawk at thinking it was *the* Buran :)
That'd only work in Oz! ;D

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #810 on: 06/25/2011 08:09 pm »
Sad, at first I thought she would go to the scrap yard.

I wonder if any of the Buran mock ups will make it to the US? *shrugs* Place it near one of the US shuttle mock ups. :)

I am also curious, is the nose of the Buran shuttle longer than that of the US shuttle or are they the same size?

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #811 on: 06/25/2011 09:26 pm »
« Last Edit: 06/25/2011 09:28 pm by Skylab »

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #812 on: 06/26/2011 02:00 am »
     They could replace all those missing tiles, bolt on the wings, give her a fresh paint-job with 'Buran" on the side like OK-ML and the one in Gorky Park and presto!  There'd be *three* Soviet shuttles for gullible tourists to gawk at thinking it was *the* Buran :)

I'm much rather they stabilise the decay and explain her history, it is far more interesting to see her structure and what economics can do to aspirations.

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« Reply #813 on: 06/26/2011 04:35 pm »
I'm much rather they stabilise the decay and explain her history, it is far more interesting to see her structure and what economics can do to aspirations.

While there are always purists who say that, most of public (i.e. the paying customers) want to see things in museums in like-new state. It just looks nicer. And thus nearly all aviation museums that can show totally aircraft that are at least cosmetically restored. I can only imagine the Russians would like to do the same, especially with the flight Buran...

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #814 on: 06/26/2011 05:51 pm »
Two more good long photo reports:

http://riverforum.ru/showthread.php?t=389
http://ru-cosmos.livejournal.com/790413.html

And a large image of Buran passing Kremlin and going to the east:

http://pics.livejournal.com/vasilymaximov/pic/001z2gh5.jpg

To put the story into context, Buran 2.01 was to be Russian
equivalent of Discovery, the first orbiter of second production batch.
As opposite to 1.01 and 1.02 built and flown to Baykonur, 2.01 has
never seen her official rollout from the Tushino plant.

« Last Edit: 06/27/2011 08:16 am by Liss »
This message reflects my personal opinion based on open sources of information.

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #815 on: 06/27/2011 12:32 am »
     simonbp, you do realize the 'flight' Buran was destroyed in a hanger roof collapse..?

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #816 on: 06/27/2011 01:51 am »
     simonbp, you do realize the 'flight' Buran was destroyed in a hanger roof collapse..?

But it could still be restored.

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #817 on: 06/27/2011 11:15 am »
     Probably be cheaper to build a new one from scratch. 

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #818 on: 06/27/2011 11:38 am »
     Probably be cheaper to build a new one from scratch. 

Some glue, some sandpaper, it should be fine!

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Re: The Buran Thread
« Reply #819 on: 06/27/2011 11:33 pm »
What is the diameter of the boosters and core stage of the Energia rocket in feet? I'm trying to draw plans  to help build a 1/72 scale model of the Energia-Buran vehicle. There already is a kit for Buran, but not the Energia rocket.


 

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