buran

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1. buran - Noun

2. Buran - Proper noun

Meaning

buran (uncountable)

Alternative form of borani

Buran

A Soviet spacecraft, modeled after the American Space Shuttle.

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After cancellation of the Buran programme it was adapted for pre-launch operations of the Soyuz and Progress spacecraft. Source: Internet

After design of the Energia-Buran system, it was also proposed that the booster could be used without the Buran as a heavy-lift cargo launch vehicle; this configuration was originally given the name "Buran-T". Source: Internet

Buran completed one unmanned orbital spaceflight in 1988 before its cancellation in 1993. Source: Internet

Buran Orbiter 1K1 at Le Bourget airshow, 1989 The Space Shuttle started flying in 1981, but the US Congress failed to approve sufficient funds to make Freedom a reality. Source: Internet

Before Buran, no project of the programme reached production. Source: Internet

Before the Mriya was ready (after the Buran had flown), the Myasishchev VM-T Atlant, a variant on the Soviet Myasishchev M-4 Molot (Hammer) bomber (NATO code: Bison), fulfilled the same role. Source: Internet

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