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Packless1 [2014-10-11 18:42:55 +0000 UTC]

When the 'Buran' was on its way to the Speyer Technik Museum I saw it from the Rhine-Bridge on its last meters...  
By accident I had the best view to the event, when I was in a traffic-jam, caused by the huge crowd of spectators...  
It made me sad, that the Buran was in space only once... and unmanned...
B.t.w.
I know, it wasn't the 'Buran', it's only the 'Crew-Training-Ship' - like the 'Enterprise', which wasn't in space too...
...but the russian system had 4 jet-engines and was able to start by its own, when the 'Enterprise' needed a 747 to get airborne...
B.t.w.
The Speyer Technik Museum also asked for a US-Shuttle, but they knew their chances were very dim, o.t.o.h. the nearby Sinsheim Technik Museum is the only place you can see 2 SST, the Concorrde and the Tu-144...

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doctorreplen [2012-06-09 17:48:22 +0000 UTC]

Wow! What a great photo!
Must have been awesome to see!

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