The Russian (Soviet) MIR Space Station and the Buran Shuttle.

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The Russian Shuttle Buran ("Snowstorm" in Russian) was authorized in 1976 in response to the United States Space Shuttle program. Building of the shuttles began in 1980, with the first full-scale Aero-Buran rolling out in 1984. Paris Air Show – France.

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Size: 3585px × 5366px
Location: Paris Air Show – France
Photo credit: © Robert Burch / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: :, aero, aerospace, air, aviation, buran, cosmonaut, mir, paris, program, rocket, russia, show, shuttle, soviet, space, station, union, ussr