Energia - Buran Space Transportation System

Diagram of the Buran control system. The heart of it was the computer system, which consisted of 8 Biser-4 multiprocessor computers (red color). In total the system had 32 processors. The image also shows in blue the quartz generator with its five redundancy channels.
 

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Some rare but interesting views of two optical systems of the Buran:

Visual Navigation Measurement System (NIVS)
This system would be used for approach and docking maneuvers in orbit (together with other means).

Stellar-Solar Instrument (ZSP)
A set of star trackers designed to determine Buran's position and orientation in orbit. These data would then be used to remove the error from the three so-called Gyro-Stabilized Platforms (GSPs).
 

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Interesting panoramic views of Buran #1, during the preparations in Baikonur for its first (and last) launch in November 1988.To highlight in the views, the 37KB module for the collection in this mission of the very valuable flight data.
 

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In 1977, a decision was made to develop radio altimeters to measure flight altitude during the descent and landing modes of the reusable Buran shuttle. Developed by UPKB Detal, the Low-Altitude Radio Altimeter A-039 «Polosa» was intended for automatic landing, and the High-Altitude Radio Altimeter A-067 «Virazh» was intended directly for measuring flight altitude in the descent and landing modes of the Buran in the altitude range from 0.5 to 25 km. The famous only flight of the Buran in November 1988 took place largely thanks to the radio altimeters developed at UPKB Detal, with the help of which the soft landing of the Buran was carried out in automatic mode.
 

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Deciphering the Buran

Some elements of the Buran, seen in these photos:

1 - Accelerometers
2 - RVV (Vertical Radio Altimeter) / PMV (Infrared Horizon Sensors)
3 - Window
4 - GSPs (Gyro-Stabilized Platforms)
5 - NIVS (Visual Navigation Measurement System)
6 - ZSP (Stellar-Solar Instrument)
7 - ZSP's protective cover
8 - Electronics boxes
9 - Hatch

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It is a fvcking crime that these incredible machines were simply left to molder away at baikonur mtya1e9o.jpg
I think we all know where this belongs,and it certainly isnt rotting away covered in dust in an old assembly building
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You tell them captain:mad:
 
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Yes, the truth is that they are incredible machines, with a quality of manufacturing to highlight... Those who have visited these spacecrafts in Baikonur, the so-called "explorers of the Buran", sometimes highlight that the interior of them looks "as if recently left the factory", even though they have been heavily vandalized. But they can still be rescued. Some time ago, Dmitry Rogozin, when he was the Head of Roscosmos, mentioned that it is the Russian Federation's intention to one day return these spacecrafts to Russia. The issue is complicated, because as I understand it, the Buran of Baikonur are owned by a businessman from Kazakhstan. Greetings!
 
Two important devices for the Buran's navigation system: accelerometers and the angular velocity sensor. Both devices were developed by the Pilyugin Center (JSC NPTsAP), which also developed the Buran's «Biser-4» (SH16M) computer.
 

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Unlike Columbia style OMS pod engines (now Orion’s service module engines)—Buran’s two big engines burned sintin…ultra/refined kerosene. Buran able to maneuver better without SSME’s weighing it down.

How much greater performance could it have had over a Columbia type orbiter?
 
The RD-0120 engines are a fascinating divergence from our hydrolox engines. Amazing pieces of engineering. Both ours and their hydrolox engines had positives and negatives and both former soviet and our American engineers learned from one another's designs.
 
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Unlike Columbia style OMS pod engines (now Orion’s service module engines)—Buran’s two big engines burned sintin…ultra/refined kerosene. Buran able to maneuver better without SSME’s weighing it down.

How much greater performance could it have had over a Columbia type orbiter?
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unsupported statement. not based on facts or engineering.
 

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