Russian Space Shuttle Photos..

[clr4theapch]

I know, its probably not the right place for this story.. but where does space related items go?? I dont know.... we have some here that have followed my Space Shuttle information here..

So this is on the Russians Buran.. they stole the whole design from us... but now we know what happened to it..

http://photofind.com/featured-photo/history-of-buran-russian-space-shuttle-program

 

[BushwickBill]

And I thought a global express was the most expensive thing ever destroyed by a collapsed hangar...

 

[Hung Start]

Ahhh, but you're wrong, Comrade.

The design was stolen from the Motherland by those Capitolists in Cape Kennedy.

This design was first made by that glorious Russian genius, Leonardoski DaVinskivich. Matter of fact, he invented lift! And electricity. And the phone, motherhood, as well as the milkshake.


Hung

 

[OneBadLT123]

Awesome thread!

Yeah I was reading about the Buran program a few months ago and just laughed honestly. Such a rip off but then again most of the Russian "designs" usually are.

The AN-225 was built to be the piggy-back'er but was never put into its official use other than test flights. Hence the conversion to freight.

Its crazy because it looks EXACTLY like the Shuttle in those pictures of it outside on the boosters and paunch pad.

Also, Clr4the.. My friend asked me what where those big holes on the upper front of the Shuttles nose? (the Buran has similar ones as well) I myself have no idea and was kinda wondering the same thing.

 

[wmuflyguy]

Also, Clr4the.. My friend asked me what where those big holes on the upper front of the Shuttles nose? (the Buran has similar ones as well) I myself have no idea and was kinda wondering the same thing.

Thrusters for maneuvering

 

[tomgoodman]

Nyet!

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The governmental commission investigating the causes of the collapse of the roof
reported determined the exact cause of the accident. However, by order of committee chairman Ilya Klebanov,
that reason was kept secret. To this day, no one outside the Russian
govement knows what destroyed the shuttle.

Officials deny reports that Boris Kissov, scheduled for the first spaceflight, was arrested while running from the hangar carrying a hacksaw.
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