Energia-Buran Archive
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Photos from the Buran program
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Buran cabin module in the assembly workshop of NPO Molniya's Tushino Machine-building Plant (TMZ).
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Buran cabin module in the assembly workshop of NPO Molniya's Tushino Machine-building Plant (TMZ).
Buran and the Antonov An-225 Mriya.
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Buran and the Antonov An-225 Mriya.
The business end of the Energia 4M and the Buran orbiter in Baikonur's Rocket Assembly and Test Facility after the 2002 roof collapse.
November 3, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The business end of the Energia 4M and the Buran orbiter in Baikonur's Rocket Assembly and Test Facility after the 2002 roof collapse.
Cutaway of the Zarya reusable capsule developed by NPO Energia in the 1980s. The spacecraft would use Buran-derived reusable heat protection tiles.
1. Descent module 2. Cargo 3. Landing engine 4. Work compartment 5. Pressure vessel 6. Porthole 7. Star sensor 8. Ejection seat 9. Control panel
1. Descent module 2. Cargo 3. Landing engine 4. Work compartment 5. Pressure vessel 6. Porthole 7. Star sensor 8. Ejection seat 9. Control panel
October 30, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Cutaway of the Zarya reusable capsule developed by NPO Energia in the 1980s. The spacecraft would use Buran-derived reusable heat protection tiles.
1. Descent module 2. Cargo 3. Landing engine 4. Work compartment 5. Pressure vessel 6. Porthole 7. Star sensor 8. Ejection seat 9. Control panel
1. Descent module 2. Cargo 3. Landing engine 4. Work compartment 5. Pressure vessel 6. Porthole 7. Star sensor 8. Ejection seat 9. Control panel
In one of the high bays in the Rocket Assembly and Test Facility (MIK RN). Two Energia core stages in the background.
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
In one of the high bays in the Rocket Assembly and Test Facility (MIK RN). Two Energia core stages in the background.
Classic Buran orbiter section view.
October 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Classic Buran orbiter section view.
NPO Energia chief Valentin Glushko with a model of the Energia rocket in late 1987.
October 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
NPO Energia chief Valentin Glushko with a model of the Energia rocket in late 1987.
Buran on the pad in November 1988.
October 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Buran on the pad in November 1988.
TsAGI wind tunnel model of the Buran orbiter.
via TsAGI on TheFacebook/Facemash
via TsAGI on TheFacebook/Facemash
October 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
TsAGI wind tunnel model of the Buran orbiter.
via TsAGI on TheFacebook/Facemash
via TsAGI on TheFacebook/Facemash
Energia 6SL on the Universal Test Stand and Launch Complex (UKSS) in 1987.
October 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Energia 6SL on the Universal Test Stand and Launch Complex (UKSS) in 1987.
Buran wind tunnel model at TsAGI.
October 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Buran wind tunnel model at TsAGI.
Here's a rare sight: the Energia core stage oxygen tank during manufacturing at the Progress factory in Samara.
October 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Here's a rare sight: the Energia core stage oxygen tank during manufacturing at the Progress factory in Samara.
Energia core stage and Blok Ya launch table adapter in the MIK RN building in Baikonur.
October 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Energia core stage and Blok Ya launch table adapter in the MIK RN building in Baikonur.
A tour visiting one of the low bays of the Rocket Assembly and Test Facility (MIK RN) at Baikonur's site 112.
A beautiful selection of Energia strap-on booster segments on view!
A beautiful selection of Energia strap-on booster segments on view!
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 PM
A tour visiting one of the low bays of the Rocket Assembly and Test Facility (MIK RN) at Baikonur's site 112.
A beautiful selection of Energia strap-on booster segments on view!
A beautiful selection of Energia strap-on booster segments on view!
Inside the engine section of the Energia core stage.
October 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Inside the engine section of the Energia core stage.
1987 illustration of the possible appearance of the Energia family based on the limited available images as published in the Freie Welt magazine.
Freie Welt, xx, 1987
via space.org.ru/Media/Images/Enargy1.jpg
Freie Welt, xx, 1987
via space.org.ru/Media/Images/Enargy1.jpg
September 24, 2025 at 2:04 PM
1987 illustration of the possible appearance of the Energia family based on the limited available images as published in the Freie Welt magazine.
Freie Welt, xx, 1987
via space.org.ru/Media/Images/Enargy1.jpg
Freie Welt, xx, 1987
via space.org.ru/Media/Images/Enargy1.jpg
Buran being mated to the VM-T Atlant at Zhukovsky airfield before the ferry flight to Baikonur, 1985.
September 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Buran being mated to the VM-T Atlant at Zhukovsky airfield before the ferry flight to Baikonur, 1985.
Fuselage of the cancelled Buran orbiter 3K in the TMZ factory in Tushino near Moscow in 2000.
Alexei Mikheyev via buran ru
Alexei Mikheyev via buran ru
September 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Fuselage of the cancelled Buran orbiter 3K in the TMZ factory in Tushino near Moscow in 2000.
Alexei Mikheyev via buran ru
Alexei Mikheyev via buran ru
Disassembly and transport of Buran aerodynamic analogue OK-GLI in October 1999.
via buran-energia.com/bourane-buran/bourane-modele-gli-demontage.php
via buran-energia.com/bourane-buran/bourane-modele-gli-demontage.php
September 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Disassembly and transport of Buran aerodynamic analogue OK-GLI in October 1999.
via buran-energia.com/bourane-buran/bourane-modele-gli-demontage.php
via buran-energia.com/bourane-buran/bourane-modele-gli-demontage.php
Licensintorg poster advertising Energia-Buran launch services in the West.
Scan by @gimme_yo_beans on Twitter (acc suspended since), retouched by yours truly
Scan by @gimme_yo_beans on Twitter (acc suspended since), retouched by yours truly
September 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Licensintorg poster advertising Energia-Buran launch services in the West.
Scan by @gimme_yo_beans on Twitter (acc suspended since), retouched by yours truly
Scan by @gimme_yo_beans on Twitter (acc suspended since), retouched by yours truly
September 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Energia test article 3D in the MIK 112 building in Baikonur.
via forum.raumfahrer.net/index.php?to...
via forum.raumfahrer.net/index.php?to...
September 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Energia test article 3D in the MIK 112 building in Baikonur.
via forum.raumfahrer.net/index.php?to...
via forum.raumfahrer.net/index.php?to...
And in cases where the next page bleeds through, an extra page of extracted text!
September 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
And in cases where the next page bleeds through, an extra page of extracted text!
Lots of document scans on early Buran, Energia, OK-92, OS-120 and the RLA family assembled in order as the individual pages trickle out from Roscosmos and RGANTD. Slowly working on adding the translated text in the descriptions.
Check it out!
buranarchive.space/index?/categ...
Check it out!
buranarchive.space/index?/categ...
September 18, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Lots of document scans on early Buran, Energia, OK-92, OS-120 and the RLA family assembled in order as the individual pages trickle out from Roscosmos and RGANTD. Slowly working on adding the translated text in the descriptions.
Check it out!
buranarchive.space/index?/categ...
Check it out!
buranarchive.space/index?/categ...
This video has been doing the rounds recently, so here's the full resolution clip from the documentary "Doroga v Kosmos. Energia Buran: Polet v Budushcheye"
September 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This video has been doing the rounds recently, so here's the full resolution clip from the documentary "Doroga v Kosmos. Energia Buran: Polet v Budushcheye"