1. buran - Noun
2. Buran - Proper noun
buran (uncountable)
Alternative form of borani
Buran
A Soviet spacecraft, modeled after the American Space Shuttle.
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