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Buran programme

The Buran programme (Russian: Буран, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}IPA: , lit. 'Snowstorm' or 'Blizzard') was a Soviet and later Russian reusable spacecraft project to develop the…

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Cost
Rbl 17.8 billion (1990) (US$74 billion in 2026)
Country
Soviet Union / Russia
Crew capacity
10 cosmonauts
Crewed vehicle
Buran-class orbiter
Duration
1976–1993[a]
Failures
0

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History of the Buran programme

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Vehicles

Energia-Buran and the US Space Shuttle

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Buran programme

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Buran programme

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related to Ground facilities · 35
Buran programme → After, Antonov An-225 Mriya, At, Baikonur, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Besides, Built, Buran, Buran-class, Constructed, Energia, Energia-Buran, Grade, It, Kazakh, Kazakh SSR, KSC, Like, Maintenance, MIK
related to Flight crew preparation · 29
Buran programme → Aleksandr Vladimirovich Shchukin, Alexei Sergeyevich Borodai, All, Anatoli Levchenko, Anatoli Semyonovich Levchenko, Both, Buran, By, Gromov Flight Research Institute, Igor Petrovich Volk, Igor Volk, In, Ivan Ivanovich Bachurin, LII, Mir, OK-GLI, Only, Rimantas Antanas Stankevičius, Salyut, Several
related to Buran orbiter · 14
Buran programme → Baikonur Cosmodrome, Besides, Buran, Buran-class, DoD, Energia, GRAU, IPA, RAM-R, Russian, Soviet/Russian, Soviet/Russian Buran, Space Shuttle, The Buran
related to Cancellation of the programme 1993 · 12
Buran programme → After, At, Buran, Commenting, June, New Scientist, Oleg Kotov, Orbiter, President Boris Yeltsin, Russian, Soviet Union, The
related to Revival possibilities · 8
Buran programme → Buran, By, Energia, Over, Soviet Union, Space Shuttle Columbia, Space Shuttles, The
Cost · 1
Buran programme → Rbl 17.8 billion (1990) (US$74 billion in 2026)
Country · 1
Buran programme → Soviet Union / Russia
Crew capacity · 1
Buran programme → 10 cosmonauts
Crewed vehicle · 1
Buran programme → Buran-class orbiter
Duration · 1
Buran programme → 1976–1993[a]

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buran space shuttle soviet flight programme orbiter launch russian energia rocket test used first vehicle soyuz two spacecraft spaceflight design

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Buran programmeCostRbl 17.8 billion (1990) (US$74 billion in 2026)1.00infobox
Buran programmeCountrySoviet Union / Russia1.00infobox
Buran programmeCrew capacity10 cosmonauts1.00infobox
Buran programmeCrewed vehicleBuran-class orbiter1.00infobox
Buran programmeDuration1976–1993[a]1.00infobox
Buran programmeFailures01.00infobox
Buran programmeFirst flight10 November 1985 (GLI-1)1.00infobox
Buran programmeLast flight15 November 1988 (1K1)1.00infobox
Buran programmeLaunch siteBaikonur pad 110/371.00infobox
Buran programmeLaunch vehicleEnergia1.00infobox
Buran programmeOrganisationRoscosmos (1991–1993)1.00infobox
Buran programmePurposecrewed orbital flight and reentry1.00infobox
Buran programmeStatusCancelled1.00infobox
Buran programmeSuccesses11.00infobox

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