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− | The Buran (Russian: Бура́н, IPA: [bʊˈran], Snowstorm or Blizzard) program was a Soviet and later Russian reusable spacecraft project that began in 1974 | + | The Buran (Russian: Бура́н, IPA: [bʊˈran], Snowstorm or Blizzard) program was a [[Soviet]] and later [[Russian]] [[reusable spacecraft]] project that began in 1974 and was formally suspended in 1993. |
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+ | It was a response to the [[United States]] [[Space Shuttle program]]. | ||
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+ | Development work included sending the [[BOR-5]] on multiple [[sub-orbital]] test flights, and atmospheric flights of the [[OK-GLI]]. The [[Buran orbiter]] completed one unmanned orbital spaceflight in 1988. |
Revision as of 01:34, 31 March 2013
The Buran (Russian: Бура́н, IPA: [bʊˈran], Snowstorm or Blizzard) program was a Soviet and later Russian reusable spacecraft project that began in 1974 and was formally suspended in 1993.
It was a response to the United States Space Shuttle program.
Development work included sending the BOR-5 on multiple sub-orbital test flights, and atmospheric flights of the OK-GLI. The Buran orbiter completed one unmanned orbital spaceflight in 1988.