15 November 1988, the soviet spaceplane Buran lands at Site 251, Baikonur, becoming the first spacecraft of its kind to do so completely uncrewed.
15 November 1988, the soviet spaceplane Buran lands at Site 251, Baikonur, becoming the first spacecraft of its kind to do so completely uncrewed.
Building of the Soviet Buran spacecraft, circa 1982.
Building of the Soviet Buran spacecraft, circa 1982.
Building of the Soviet Buran spacecraft, circa 1982.
The maiden launch/landing of Buran/Energia. This remarkable rocket had a capacity of 110 tons, boosted the Buran into orbit, which then returned without incident. 100% successful on the first try. Buran was the first reusable spacecraft to launch/land successfully without a crew. 1988. youtube.com/watch?v=q99Q2…
The Buran spacecraft on the launchpad, Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakh SSR.
Buran Spacecraft - Baikonur Cosmodrome (Oct '19) Was waiting to complete a second trip, but now that will never happen.
Rare footage of a test of the Buran Analog BTS-02 model of the Soviet Buran reusable spacecraft taking off and flying using jet power. youtu.be/2ifMPiPpxKo?t=40…
Soviet Buran spacecraft orbiter (with CCCP and the Soviet flag on its wings) on the launch pad 110/37, attached to its Energia booster rocket systems, during the shuttle’s final launch preparations, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, November 15th, 1988. [960 x 989]
Here are all the soviet spacecraft I did, these were all my favourite, especially the Buran and Vega.
Soyuz now buran spacecraft and yes its a russian version of the space shuttle
The Buran on a An-225, or in other words, a 42,000 kg Soviet spacecraft on a fying 285,000 kg aircraft (1988).
New photo of the USSR's abandoned Buran spacecraft. Photo by Ralph Mirebs (source in comments) [1050 x 788]
USSR Buran Shuttle, Zarya FGB, Rassvet MRM & Soyuz spacecraft
Myasishchev M-19 is a reusable spacecraft project with a combined power plant. It was a competitor to the Buran project, which in turn was a mirror response to the American Space Shuttle
USSR Buran Shuttle, Zarya FGB, Rassvet MRM & Soyuz spacecraft
Soviet Buran spacecraft on top of AN-225, heaviest and largest aircraft ever produced
TIL of the Buran programme, a Soviet response to the Space Shuttle program. The reusable spacecraft had one unmanned flight in 1988 before the collapse of the USSR. Despite external similarities, the internal and functional designs were distinct. It was destroyed in a hangar collapse in 2002. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bur…
Light Spacecraft (LCS). Orbital fighter, which was developed on the initiative of Chelomey, in response to Reagan’s “Star Wars”. But the Soviet Union made bets on "Polyus-Skif" lasers and the military version of “Buran”
28 years ago, Russia cancelled its Buran space shuttle program and abandoned two shuttles in a hangar at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. We hiked 80km across the Kazakhstan desert, mostly at night, to see them up close.
This is how Russian Buran (build based on stolen Shuttle designs) spacecraft cockpit looks like.
Nothing unusual here, just Will Smith with his son on the wing of the Soviet Buran OK-7M spacecraft.
The Buran spacecraft (analogous to US' Space Shuttle) next to Mig-25 [800x511], repost from r/militaryporn imgur.com/yMjN04W
Made Myself a Buran With Mum Lander Inside. reddit.com/gallery/pkt558
Prolog used in AI system for Buran spacecraft(1988)
According to wikipedia and this CIA document(page 14): http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/default/files/document_conversions/89801/DOC_0000498691.pdf
the Russians used Prolog to "enhance mission control fault-tolerance". How do you think such a program works (is designed)? It seems that there are two components to this: a knowledge base and an inference engine. This is obvious that it suits Prolog quite well, however how does one go about to make something that's reliable enough to be used in an actual mission? Anyone care to share their ideas on how such an "expert system" is created?
TIL in 1988, the Russian Buran spacecraft, analogous to the U.S. space shuttle program, was the first complex spacecraft to be launched, deployed and landed entirely by automation. It was launched just one time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bur…
TIL - The Buran spacecraft was a Soviet orbital vehicle analogous in function and design to the US Space Shuttle buran-energia.com/bourane…
TIL that the Soviet Union's Buran spacecraft was not subject to the sort of foam loss that ultimately doomed Columbia due to the very different design of the Energia launcher vs. that of the Space Shuttle newscientist.com/article/…
Day 8: Skis and Buran. This thing just feels more russian now
Day 10: Afterburners. Now we're going to Mars! (or maybe just to orbit with buran idk)
Russian Buran "Space Shuttle" en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B…
28 years ago, Russia cancelled its Buran space shuttle program and abandoned two shuttles in a hangar at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. We hiked 80km across the Kazakhstan desert, mostly at night, to see them up close.
The Soviet Buran Orbiter, November 15th 1988, Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad 110/37, Kazakhstan. [2602 × 1936]
Soviet Buran space shuttles abandoned in a hangar for 25 years. We hiked 80km across the Kazakhstan desert to see them up close.
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