![]() Imagine where we would be today if instead of 100 Shuttle flights we had had 100 Saturn V launches. The opportunity cost due to the Shuttle system in terms of things we could have done with the same money and resources is nothing short of breathtaking, and must be counted as a significant tragedy in the annals of manned spaceflight.Ĭonsider that every single Shuttle flight (all 100 or so of them) ranks up there with a Saturn V launch in terms of expense, engineering, complexity, and hardware. That aspect is not something to be proud of. But it flew on the back of a standing army of aerospace engineers costing billions of dollars a year and upwards of half a billion dollars a flight. That it did fly is a testament to engineering savvy and determination. Nevertheless, it was the wrong design for its mission, overcomplicated, expensive, and impractical. The Shuttle system was a triumph of technological marvel on top of technological marvel that even today deserves respect. That's just ~1km from the port where the Shuttle 2.01 is stored:Ī-90 Orlyonok ekranoplan on display at the Naval Museum Also somewhere around 2000 a large part of the lakeside right across the was assigned for the Naval Museum. > and it's unclear why they would haul an abandoned spacecraft all the way to the outskirts of Moscow.ītw the sad thing those "outskirts of Moscow" are actually a popular park/recreation area around the Khimkinsky dam lake. According to Vadim Lukashevich ( owner and dedicated author on the Soviet/Russian winged spacecrafts history for the Novosti Kosmonavtiki magazine) the vehicle now belongs to this pharmaceutical distribution company: The same company recently filed a petition to initiate bankruptcy procedure of Molniya Corporation: The situation with 2.01 ownership is now shady too, especially after all the persons behind the initial selling scheme had fled the company leaving no documentation behind. So moving the real shuttle out from the hangar couldn't pass unnoticed.īut it didn't help much. "Soviet Space Shuttle Found In Bahrain" ( ) That vehicle appeared to be a Buran Analog testbed airplane ( ) but also it wasn't exactly suddenly "found", more like sold in a shady manner by then-Marketing & Sales Director of Molniya Corporation while he was assuring the local press that the vehicle is only "rented for exhibitions". ) because just a 2 weeks before was an international media hype about. Photos from the transportation day + for comparison on the same page there are annotated interior views from circa year 2000 when 2.01 was stored inside a hangar at Molniya Corporation.īack then in October 2004 this hauling of the Shuttle 2.01 was more or less covered by Russian press (e.g. Google Maps with user photos from all around that place: + telephoto from across the lake That location is a kind of port/storage territory on the western shore of Khimkinskoe dam lake (aka Khimkinskoe Reservoir, Химкинское водохранилище) and theoretically belongs to Molniya Corporation (makers of the Buran). Īlso Shuttle 2.01 very well known to be in that spot since 6-7 October 2004. The article actually spells it outright “изделие 2.01”, it's just Slashdot guy linked the photogallery instead of the full text. (Annotated photos of the Energia/Buran ruins on the next day: + aerial footage of the collapsed hangar: ) Start saving today by completing your search above and booking your ground transportation services at not the Buran, since that one was crushed into chunks by the collapsed hangar roof on right in the middle of the long-postponed roof maintenance. We offer service every single day of the year 24 hours a day. Our company strives to serve our customers so they can enjoy the savings while being taken care of by our highly trained customer satisfaction agents. We offer a price guarantee and will match any other provider's prices. We provide car service, private and shared shuttle services, towncars, limo transportation, SUVs, and private 10 passenger vans. ![]() Once you complete your search, you will find the most price competitive transportation services for booking a service between Dallas To Texarkana in addition to viewing only pre-approved and highly rated ground transportation providers. Travelers love to search for private transportation between Dallas To Texarkana at to find the best and cheapest rates. We only offer the most reliable, complete, and affordable ground transportation services between Dallas To Texarkana. Dallas To Texarkana Transportation Services: Enter your search parameters above and click on the search button.
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