Space shuttle goes on final voyage - to Germany

Russia's aging Buran space shuttle is being prepared for display in the German city of Speyer at the Technik Museum, which has bought the Soviet space programme relic for 10 million euros.

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[eggaweb]

The US and Russia should work together to develop a smaller space shuttle that is launched from a plane. A modern version of the Energia booster can be used to carry the payload required for Mars.

[packrat76]

Russians were smart to stick to Rockets and $h1tcan the shuttle. Now if NASA could wake up and do the same they would probably save some money.

[stockcar269s]

I remember years ago (in the late 70's/early 80's) a couple of farmers found some space junk on their property in the south of the south island of New Zealand, It had Russian cryllic writing on it. When the NZ government asked the Russian Government what and where it was from the NZ government was told that it wasnt Russian, Its now held by the Museum of NZ and anyone who see's it can tell it was Russian, it was even translated, something for a space craft ventilator or something off a Soyuz

[MrLazyeyz]

damn will russia sell ANYTHING for money?

[jasongmb]

russia has good ideas, us has the money..... One could only dream

[Drpepper687]

@packrat76

It served it's country well for 3 decades of success and was only lost twice due to human error.

[NemanjaMonarch]

2 su 27 were sold by Ukraine to US ... Russian tanks come from occupied countries .

[MrTrajan69]

once again this just proves that capitalism is a much better economic way to prosperity. The west was correct and the east was wrong. Too bad Russia and China did not understand this decades ago. There would have been no Cold War and alot of money saved and millions would not have perished. Perhaps the Ruskies and Chicoms get it this time.

[MrTrajan69]

and live in your own private Idaho

[epyon02]

everything russian for sale i found 2 su 27s for sale in US russian tanks, lol a shuttle if i had the cash i could start my own private space program on my private island.

[jvarela965]

That is not the Buran it is the so called Aero Buran. The real Buran was destroyed in 2002 when the roof of it's hangar collapsed.