The Buran was the Soviet Union’s answer to NASA's Space Shuttle, featuring innovations like automated flight and superior ...

Space Race Shadows: The Untold Story of Russia’s Buran Space Shuttle Summary: Despite the clear parallels between the American and Soviet designs, including the external similarities and the ...

This is a white ceramic tile made for the Soviet space shuttle Buran. The Buran was a Soviet effort to replicate the American space shuttle program. The spacecraft had one voyage, without a crew in ...

From 1961 to 1983, the U.S.’s old space race rival launched 16 probes, Venera 1 through Venera 16, that either flew by, orbited, or landed on Venus—with three of them failing en route.

Once the Soviet conglomerate Volga Buran _ which built the Soviet space shuttle _ has completed Odessa's hull and deck, the yacht will be brought to Tampa and stored while the ship is outfitted ...