What happens when space programs are left to die? In the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse, the Buran reusable spacecraft program was canceled, leaving the launchpads and equipment to decay. The ...

Ekaterinburg’s aviation and military museum complex is preparing to undertake restoration of an orbiter from the Soviet Union’s Buran space shuttle programme, six months after the vehicle’s arrival.

Embark on a journey to the heart of Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome, where the remnants of the Soviet Union's Buran space shuttle program lie in silent testimony to a once-vibrant era of space ...

We ventured deep into the Kazakhstan desert to uncover one of the Soviet Union’s most secretive and ambitious Cold War projects: the abandoned Buran space shuttles. Hidden inside massive hangars at ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Economic problems in the Soviet Union doomed the Buran program to failure. The intense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union pushed... Key Point: The ...

I sometimes wonder where we would be now, as a species, had the Soviet Union not collapsed and continued its space race with the United States. Would we have already colonized other planets by now, or ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a white ceramic tile made for ...