Buran arrives at Speyer-Germany

[neGcon]

And here are some fotos of its journey trough netherlands/germany
http://www.ag-99.de/r50plus/statistik/1988/museum/transport/transport.html

 

[Notebook]

And another one:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/sci_nat_enl_1207910646/html/1.stm

N.

 

[tomek]

And again, just to avoid misunderstanding, this is not actually Buran. http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?p=9537

 

[neGcon]

well, it's "a" Buran, since you can't have "the"

 

[Urwumpe]

I just saw the photos on Spiegel Online, I can't wait to see the new "Apollo&Beyond" exhibition, when this Buran analogue has finally "arrived" there.

A soyuz TMA capsule replica for sitting inside it would also be cool there - "working close together" gets a new meaning inside such a capsule.

Also, even if it is not THE Buran, it is still as close to the real thing as anything except a pile of junk can get.

 

[Brad]

....even if it is not THE Buran, it is still as close to the real thing as anything except a pile of junk can get.

:lol: I had to read that twice! One man's "junk" is another man's treasure. I'll take any space junk I can get.

 

[Urwumpe]

One man's "junk" is another man's treasure. I'll take any space junk I can get.

Stay away from Russian space junk, if you know what is good for you. :lol: A few people in Russia and Kazakhstan have found out that spent Proton stages inside the mildly guarded drop zones are not only precious junk, but also life-threatening toxic.

I wish somebody could make a expedition into the first stage drop zone and document what is left there. I wonder if the Russians clean the drop zone after each flight?

 

[SiberianTiger]

I wonder if the Russians clean the drop zone after each flight?

I heard that yes, albeit not immediately.

 

[Brad]

....A few people in Russia and Kazakhstan have found out that spent Proton stages inside the mildly guarded drop zones are not only precious junk, but also life-threatening toxic. ....

Hummmmm if I know Russian's the precious junk out weights the life-threatening toxics. Much like the cooper is in high demand here. I've heard stories where people are stripping cooper out of live electrical distribution lines to resale the metal..