Cancelled Spaceflights

Buran 3

USSR

 Patch Buran

Planning data

Launch date (planned):  1989 / 1990

Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1 USSR  Volk  Igor Petrovich  Commander
2 USSR  Tolboyev  Magomed Omarovich  Second Pilot

Double Crew

No.   Surname Given names Position
1 USSR  Stankyavichus  Rimantas Antanas-Antono  Commander
2 USSR  Zabolotsky  Viktor Vasiliyevich  Second Pilot

Mission objectives

It appears that Buran was to make one more unmanned flight (in 1989), followed by the first manned mission.

Photos / Drawings

Buran (near Mainz, on its way to the Technik Museum Speyer) Buran (technical drawing) Buran with Energiya

Photo: Florian J. Becker
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Last update on July 07, 2008.

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