| Буран | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Buran-class orbiter |
| Construction number | 1.01 |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Named after | Russian for "Snowstorm"[1] or "Blizzard" |
| Status | Destroyed 12 May 2002[2] |
| First flight | 15 November 1988[1] |
| No. of missions | 1[1] |
| Crew members | 0[1] |
| No. of orbits | 2[1] |
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Buran (Russian: Буран, IPA: [bʊˈran], lit. 'blizzard'; GRAU index serial number: 11F35 1K, construction number: 1.01) was the first spaceplane to be produced as part of the Soviet/Russian Buran program. Buran completed one uncrewed spaceflight in 1988, and was destroyed in 2002 due to the collapse of its storage hangar.[3] The Buran-class orbiters used the expendable Energia rocket, a class of super heavy-lift launch vehicle. Besides describing the first operational Soviet/Russian shuttle orbiter, "Buran" was also the designation for the entire Soviet/Russian spaceplane project and its flight articles, which were known as "Buran-class orbiters".
- ^ a b c d e "Buran". NASA. 12 November 1997. Archived from the original on 4 August 2006. Retrieved 15 August 2006.
- ^ "Eight feared dead in Baikonur hangar collapse". Spaceflight Now. 16 May 2002.
- ^ Zak, Anatoly (25 December 2018). "Buran reusable orbiter". Russian Space Web. Retrieved 28 June 2019.