Buran Russia's Space Shuttle
The First Space Flight
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Buran Space Shuttle being loaded onto Antonov AN-225

In our recent publications we’ve told about the world’s heaviest and largest jet Antonov or AN-225 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.

SOURCE: English Russia

Note: The following images are all from  http://buran.ru
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Buran Space Shuttle being loaded onto Antonov AN-225
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Buran Space Shuttle being loaded onto Energia Launcher
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Ready for the Trip to the Launch Pad
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The Journey Begins
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A Historical Moment
Finally On the Pad
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Sunset on the First Day
All Systems Go
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Night at Baikonur Cosmodrome
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The Next Day
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Buran Launch
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Buran supposedly made only one flight... yet here we have one image of a night shot and one of a day launch. This will need further research...
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Buran in Space
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"No Russian Shuttle eh? What I want to know is... WHO took this photo?" - Jack Arneson
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