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Shuttle Buran

Buran, the Soviet Space Shuttle

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	Shuttle Buran Encyclopedia Articles @ LaunchBase.org (Launch Base) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Buran's TPS does not have the grey Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) panels or nosecap of the STS, damage to the former being the primary cause of the destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003.
		The development of the Buran began in the early 1970s as a response to the U.S. While the Soviet engineers favoured a smaller, lighter lifting body vehicle, the military leadership pushed for a direct, full scale copy of the delta wing Space Shuttle, in an effort to maintain the strategic parity between the superpowers.
		In 2002, the hangar housing the sole space-flown Buran 1.01 orbiter and a mockup of the Energiya booster rocket collapsed due to incomplete maintenance, destroying the vehicle.
	www.launchbase.org /encyclopedia/Shuttle_Buran (1329 words)

	Shuttle Buran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Because Buran's debut followed that of Space Shuttle Columbia's, and because there were striking visual similarities between the two shuttle systems — a state of affairs which recalled the similarity between the Tupolev Tu-144 and Concorde supersonic airliners — many speculated that Cold War espionage played a role in the development of the Soviet shuttle.
		Buran's TPS does not have the grey Reinforced Carbon-Carbon (RCC) panels or nosecap of the STS, the former being the primary cause of the destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003.
		In 2002, the hangar housing the sole space-flown Buran 1.01 orbiter and a mockup of the Energiya booster rocket collapsed due to incomplete maintenance, damaging the vehicle.
	www.knowledgehunter.info /wiki/Buran (1932 words)

	Buran Shuttle
		In September, Radio Moscow reported that cosmonauts were undergoing shuttle training in simulators, practicing takeoff, maneuvering and landing, fuelling rumors that a manned flight might be attempted soon.
		Pictures released of the Buran orbiter being prepared for flight, showed a cylindrical module mounted in the cargo bay, similar in size to the Kvant module.
		Before the arrival of the shuttle, the Tu-154 trainer was flown on approaches and landings to determine weather conditions at the landing site.
	www.friends-partners.org /oldfriends/jgreen/buran.html (2798 words)

	Buran Russian Space Shuttle
		Buran - Comprehensive article about the Russian space shuttle BURAN from Mark Wade Encyclopedia Astronautica.
		Cafe Buran - First prototype of Russian space Shuttle BURAN converted to a cafe.
		The VSM: Energia and Buran - VRML models and photographs of Buran and Energia
	www.ability.org.uk /buran_russian_space_shuttle.html (171 words)

	Space Shuttle Buran Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Buran - Comprehensive article about the Russian space shuttle BURAN from Mark Wade Encyclopedia...
		Energia is a Russian superbooster used to launch various cargos such as the Russian...
		Raz's Photos: Buran Shuttle, Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
	www.spacemoose.com /space-shuttle-buran-photos.html (282 words)

	Buran.org - downloadable insanity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It's working again, though as always you need a username and password (and to be on the viewing whitelist) to see much.
		It turns out that the Soviets attempted to launch a 'space battle station' using the Energia system used for the Buran shuttle orbiter and a modified version of the orbiter attach struts (think of the infamous bipod ramp from which foam infamously fell during previous US shuttle launches).
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	www.buran.org (927 words)

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