Ronsmytheiii (October 4, 2008 at 11:01 pm)

Oh course Buran was so damaged by reentry it could not have been flown again. The soviet Shuttle was a great machine, as well is the STS. Dont flame another system simply because another country built it, I personally admire all space vehicles (except the Falcon 1 right now, more ambivalent till it gains a proven record.)

flammenwerfer6 (October 4, 2008 at 9:56 am)

Soviet Warrior? What the fuck is that all about? Ah, I see, a Communist/Bolshevik piece of shit, bragging on about Shit Russki technology... It was good to see the Communist Eastern Hordes of Neanderthal retards leaving our Glorious Fatherland! It would be a perfect world without any Commie Criminal Gangster Shit infesting it!

Oso1G (September 13, 2008 at 4:50 pm)

They built 13 shuttles and their is possible talks for the 2015 Russia's Mar's mission will need a heavy payload rocket system, which Buran Energia is the most advanced powerful rocket system in the world Mars mission ? Superior USA put viking lander on Mars in 1970's LOLOLOLOL

hardToSignUpHere (June 28, 2008 at 7:17 pm)

most funny people called it a flying brick, also an iron and a suitcase with wings :) because and many did not beleive it could fly other stuff is boring like about how the two ministries could not get along share how does what like the other industry was less capable than the space one of building a such a vessel etc. and that fighter pilots tested and that this rocket called energy takes it to the orbit in comparison to shuttle where it flies on its on most of the way.

vsovereign (June 24, 2008 at 9:33 am)

I would be grateful if you can provide reference on this claim. In english please, I don't speak russian =)

SovietWarrior (June 22, 2008 at 7:51 pm)

Buran landed fully automatic, something the inferior yank engineers will never be able to repeat, since Shuttle program will shut down in a few years.

Ohgimmeabreakwillya (May 4, 2008 at 1:33 pm)

far from having it. Anyway the aerodynamic efficency, as to say the relation between the Lift and drag coefficient (Cl/Cd) was higher for the Buran.

nakazatoGTR (May 4, 2008 at 9:49 am)

buran has more drag thn us shuttle system.

Kvartet (April 25, 2008 at 6:14 pm)

beautiful and powerfull Energia Buran

oxforduniversity (April 23, 2008 at 7:11 am)

The Russian Space shuttle isn't closed, the Russian gov't will not close the Buran project. They built 13 shuttles and their is possible talks for the 2015 Russia's Mar's mission will need a heavy payload rocket system, which Buran Energia is the most advanced powerful rocket system in the world. So there is a 10 year hold to reuse the shuttles again. Only one was destroyed but 3 are able to fly orbit if the time comes. Russia has regained it's Superpower status so the money is there to build.