While NASA celebrated the launch of its first Space Shuttle in 1981, the Soviet Union was racing to build its own orbital ...

What happens when space programs are left to die? In the wake of the Soviet Union’s collapse, the Buran reusable spacecraft program was canceled, leaving the launchpads and equipment to decay. The ...

I sometimes wonder where we would be now, as a species, had the Soviet Union not collapsed and continued its space race with the United States. Would we have already colonized other planets by now, or ...

NASA's iconic Space Shuttle is arguably one of the best things America has made thanks to its sleek looks, its use in the launch of the International Space Station and its contribution to our ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is a white ceramic tile made for ...

Unbeknownst to the world, as America launched its first Space Transportation system in 1981, Russia was in the middle of building its own space shuttle, the Buran, based on stolen blueprints and ...

Look what you just missed on eBay: an exact 1/8 scale model of the Soviet Space Shuttle Buran. The BOR-5 is 15’6″ long with a 9’10” wingspread, and was actually used by the Soviets for aerodynamic ...

On Saturday we discussed five of the never-made Soviet and Russian rockets and spacecraft that, had they been produced after being imagined, would have certainly stolen the spotlight from the U.S. in ...