Buran in Speyer Museum

[neGcon]

Hi
I took the time and visited the brand new space exhibition in speyer, germany about a month ago, here are the photos

Buran:
http://www.aviapedia.com/photos/v/buran-pilot/OK-GLI/

Other Stuff in Museum
http://www.aviapedia.com/photos/v/buran-pilot/speyer/

 

[Urwumpe]

Nice. Though I must remark that it would have been more cool, if they placed realistic pictures on the CRT displays.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

This Buran is the actual flight test article (with jet engines)? It looks so clean it could be a mock-up, to my eye.

The Buran that made it to orbit was damaged (destroyed?) in a hangar collapse, was it not?

 

[DaveS]

This Buran is the actual flight test article (with jet engines)? It looks so clean it could be a mock-up, to my eye.

Yes, it's their ALT-test vehicle, and as you noted, the real Buran was destroyed in a hangar roof failure in 2002. Not much remained of it.

 

[SpaceCowboy]

Buran was pretty cool. I still wish we could fix it up and fly it again.

 

[Master of Blades]

I'd love an updated Buran addon :3