From the Soviet shuttle Buran to a retired 747, to a U-boat, cars and more, the Speyer in Germany is one of the best museums in the world for fans of cool vehicles. My Fiat 500X diesel stubbornly ...

The Technik Museum Speyer includes a range of mankind's extraordinary technical achievements, all original and in one-to-one scale. A Jumbo jet aircraft is just one example. A new extension at 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.

The Buran did fly in space – just once, in November 1988, not long before the Soviet Union collapsed. Its lone mission was uncrewed. The Buran relied on an automated launch sequence, rode on an ...

Why were Buran flights called off after its triumphant launch, and will we ever see a Russian space shuttle take to the skies? The Buran’s flight, which lasted 205 minutes, was a total sensation. The ...

MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. November 15, 2018 marks 30 years since the Buran reusable spacecraft performed its first and sole flight. The Buran was part of the Energia-Buran reusable space system. It ...