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| image =Buran.jpg | caption =Buran on Launch Pad| country =Soviet Union | contract = | named_after = "Snowstorm" | first_flight =1K1 | first_date =15 November 1988, and is currently in transit, to the museum, where it'll become the world's first genuine space shuttle to be exhibited to the general public.

First flight

The first and only orbital launch of the (unmanned) shuttle Buran 1.01 was at 3:00 UTC on 15 November 1988. It was lifted into orbit by the specially designed Energia booster rocket. The life support system wasn't installed and no software was installed to run the computer display screens.. On its return, it performed an automated landing on the shuttle runway at Baikonur Cosmodrome, where despite a lateral wind speed of 17 metres/second it made a successful landing only 3 metres laterally and 10 metres longitudinally from the target.

Projected flights

As of 1989, it was projected that Buran would have an unmanned second flight in 1993, with a duration of 15–20 days. Due to the cancellation of the project, this never took place.

Destruction

On May 12, 2002, a hangar housing a Buran 1.01 orbiter (the actual Buran that flew in 1988) collapsed due to poor maintenance. The collapse killed eight workers and destroyed the orbiter as well as a mockup of an Energia booster rocket.

Photos

Photo of collapsed hangar
Remains of Buran photo. The Buran's right front windshield is still visible under the debris.

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