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Baikonur Cosmodrone: Buran-Energia by space_powder

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15th Sep 2017
28th Oct 2018
This is the abandoned Energia launch vehicle with the Buran spaceplane attached. Produced by the Soviet Union in 1984, it was designed to surpass the NASA Space Shuttle, they thought it was a military weapon. The Buran program lasted from 1974 to 1993.
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Comments

  • space_powder
    space_powder     18th Sep 2017
    @boomtish214 It wasn't actually a fire, the hangar roof collapsed, destroying the damn thing :c And I'm pretty sure it was in 2002.
  • boomtish214
    boomtish214     18th Sep 2017
    FACT; the original Buran shuttle was destroyed in a hangar fire, if im not mistaken, in 2005.
  • boomtish214
    boomtish214     18th Sep 2017
    ooooooOOOOOOoooooo! BURAN! +1
  • space_powder
    space_powder     18th Sep 2017
    @KDUK2 A bit surprised I have fans, because I RARELY publish, like, once a few months or so.
  • space_powder
    space_powder     18th Sep 2017
    @epicbuilder I don't think this is how the Energia launch vehicle works..
  • epicbuilder
    epicbuilder     18th Sep 2017
    make it a warhead ;D
  • KDUK2
    KDUK2     18th Sep 2017
    Hey i'm your fan bro!
  • Moldobekov
    Moldobekov     16th Sep 2017
    Yay, kazakhstan
  • space_powder
    space_powder     16th Sep 2017
    Hot damn, 3.5k views. Thank you all for the wonderful support!
  • MorgothBauglir
    MorgothBauglir     16th Sep 2017
    Well, the only way I can think is to use cray (dmnd or something that blocks protons) to lock it... though I am not the best guy for this kind of stuff...