PinnedBuran Orbiters: A Catalogue RaisonnéA list of full scale Buran orbiters.Dec 22, 2024Dec 22, 2024
Why we got so close to having two Burans in Speyer.[This story first appeared as a Twitter thread.]Aug 22, 2024Aug 22, 2024
Jet engines, solid motors and titanium — how NPO Molniya improved Buran.Between the first test articles and the final airframes built, the design of Buran-class orbiters went through surprisingly many changes…Feb 9, 2024Feb 9, 2024
More frame stitching.I had a lot of fun the first time round, so I went for seconds.Dec 3, 2023Dec 3, 2023
Energia-Buran frame stitches.I’ve been experimenting with frame stitching Buran footage recently. Here are my favorites.Nov 24, 2023Nov 24, 2023
New Buran photos.On the 35th anniversary of Buran’s orbital flight, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has released a set of previously classified documents…Nov 15, 2023Nov 15, 2023
Editor’s choice. Volume 1.Among the thousands of photographs taken during the Buran programme, there are some that the Editor (that’s me) considers exceptional. In…Jul 23, 2023Jul 23, 2023
