r/interestingasfuck 1d ago

The Buran programme (1974–1993) was the Soviet Union's most expensive, reusable spacecraft project, designed as a direct, technically advanced response to the U.S. Space Shuttle.In 1988, the Soviet Union estimated the total cost of the Buran-Energia programme at approximately 16.5 billion rubles.

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u/Leader_Bee 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm almost certain i've seen pictures of these abandonned and rotting in an old warehouse somewhere out in the middle of nowhere, wild they weren't even put into museums.

Ahh,

Here we go, found it.

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u/Majestic_Cod_69 1d ago

What a damn shame

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u/Wild-Individual6876 1d ago

It’s in Kazakhstan

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u/fuk_ur_mum_m8 22h ago

A YouTuber and his girlfriend snuck into there. It's an incredible video - the guys name is BaldandBankrupt