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Buran was the Russian version of the space shuttle, and it is named means snowstorm or blizzard in Russian.
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What was Buran?
The Buran Program was a Soviet Space program that made space shuttles. While Buran was the name of only the first Soviet shuttle, the whole program is recognized as Buran. The Burans rode on an Energia rocket that carried them to orbit. Only one shuttle ever flew in space, completing two orbits before returning to an Soviet airfield robotically. The Buran program was started in 1974; it was canceled in 1993 due to funding. A total of five Burans were planned. The first was completed, the second was 95%-97% completed, the third was 30%-50% completed, the fourth was 10%-20% completed, and the fifth was barely started before being canceled. The Burans were very similar in appearance and dimensions to the United States Space Shuttles, but the similarities end there. The Buran was 100% reusable while the US Space Shuttles need a new external tank and there boosters must be refurbished after each flight. The Buran did not need its main engines attached to the orbiter, they were attached to the Energia rocket. Buran could carry about 192 tons to Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO), while the US Space Shuttles carry about 27 tons to LEO. The Burans did not need crews, they could robotically launch, orbit, and land. The Burans were essentially an improved version of the US Shuttles. The only Buran to go into orbit was destroyed in a hanger collapse in 2002.
What four space shuttles were made to fly into space?
Before the Challenger Disaster:Columbia, Challenger,Discovery, Atlantis After the Challenger Disaster: Columbia, Discovery,Atlantis, EndeavourEndeavour was built as a replacement for Challenger.Orbiter 1.01 Buran (Snowstorm or Blizzard) The only launch of the (unmanned) shuttle Buran was on November 15, 1988. It orbited the Earth twice in 206 minutes of flight. It performed an automated landing on the shuttle runway at Baikonur Cosmodrome. On May 12, 2002, the hangar housing Buran collapsed, destroying the orbiter.
How many spaceships have gone into space?
Six space ships have gone into space by this point. These are Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavor and Buran.
What is the most powerful rocket?
The most powerful rocket to date is the Soviet Energia designed to carry the Buran Space Shuttle and in theory go the the moon.
Where is Buran Now?
A total of five Burans were planned. Space Shuttle 1.01 Space Shuttle 1.02 Space Shuttle 2.01 Space Shuttle 2.02 Space Shuttle 2.03 -Space Shuttle 1.01 was the only Buran to fly in space; it was destroyed in the Baikonur Cosmodrome hanger collapse in 2002. -Space Shuttle 1.02 is the only surviving Buran, it is extremely difficult to find its location or photos of it. Shuttle 1.02 was 95%-97% complete, requiring only the installation of some computer software. Space Shuttle 1.02 was located in a the MIK building at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, though it may have been moved because a photo was taken of it outside mounted on an Energia Booster. Speculation has resulted from the photo because this Buran was never documented to attached to an Energia. -Space Shuttle 2.01 was 30%-50% complete when the Buran program was canceled. It is currently stored at an aviation museum in Sinsheim, Germany. -Space Shuttle 2.02 was 10%-20% complete at the end of the program. It was put outside of the factory near Moscow and vandals have stripped it of most of the heat tiles. -Space Shuttle 2.03 was just started at the end of the program. It was dismantled.
What is the birth name of Leah Buran?
Leah Buran's birth name is Leah Patricia Buran.
When was Buran Voronezh created?
Buran Voronezh was created in 1936.
How tall is Leah Buran?
Leah Buran is 5' 7".
How tall is Ross Buran?
Ross Buran is 5' 10".
When was Buran Beadini born?
Buran Beadini was born on 1955-03-30.
When was Pavel Buran born?
Pavel Buran was born on 1973-04-25.
What nicknames does Leah Buran go by?
Leah Buran goes by Lee Lee.
When was Daniel Buran born?
Daniel Buran was born on September 26, 1974, in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
What is an Asian wind storm. I have bu-an?
it is BURAN, and I had a hard time finding it for my crossword too! it is BURAN, and I had a hard time finding it for my crossword too!
What was the name of the Soviet space shuttle?
Buran
Is the Buran Shuttle transported to the the launch site by train?
The Buran spacecraft flew only once, an unmanned robotic test flight on November 15, 1988. The Soviet space program collapsed with the Soviet Union. and the Buran program was never resumed. The Buran orbiter (one hesitates to call it a "shuttle", since it never flew again) would have been carried piggyback aboard a transport aircraft, much as the American Space Shuttles are. However, the Buran orbiter was damaged in a hangar collapse in 2002 and is now incapable of flight.
What does Russian word Buran translate to in English?
Storm
