Thank you for showing this to the rest of the world. Personally I've always wanted to see the complex, and the Buran itself. It really is a shame that all of that hard work and dedication ultimately amounted to being shutdown due to politics. It deserves to be cleaned, restored , and displayed in a museum as a reminder of how far disagreements will set us back.
There is a Buran at the Technical Museum in Speyer Germany and one in Moscow . But this tour is the ultimate ..to bad low life's have to steal and damage everything .. The world is just full of idiots as that .
@@erhardbaehni1832 it's great to hear two of them can be displayed in good lighting and under the care of museums. I agree though, the was the penultimate tour I've ever seen. I get these were demonstrators / just scale models to a degree, but it's just insane that they're where they are, in the condition they're in. Nothing that great deserves to rot away .
Saw the video, early acces. It's much much much much better then the "new" previous voice. Its enjoyable to watch again. BUT remember. We are used to the old voice. So he will never really have a chance to replace him and make everyone happy So to keep it short, he's okay to listen to. Enjoyable, but not a replace.
Maybe one of the best abandoned places video I've ever seen. This goes way beyond anything! The Buran!!!! You did it! This is not a house or a car collection or a sewer system, this is one of the most daring projects of the USSR.
" this is one of the most daring projects of the USSR." A "me too" project that wasted money. Some of us considered the Space Shuttle a drain on funds. The Soviets created a huge chemically pumped laser known as the Polyus. (Полюс). A one megawatt CO2 laser set up in space. They had a problem with the launch, its final stage was oriented wrong, removing it from orbit. The goal was to french fry US strategic defense initiative satellites. We Americans never launched any so the project was not continued.
@@mikedrop4421 Well, the collapse of the government, the economy, and years of desolate lawlessness were ac contributing factor... Space programs don't tend to be priorities when society has failed.
It's a shame, what happened to the Buran. All the work and efforts that went into building this vehicle and now it's rotting away, plundered. It does not matter if the technology was outdated the time the Buran made it's first flight. It is a slap in the face of all the people, who were involved.
Actually Buran was pretty advanced when it was made, had full automation, utilized some clever tricks and methods to increase payload capacity, it actually made the US shuttle look like an antique, and Russia was able to afford it bc they basically stole the US space shuttle design and used their funding to simply improve it, and it was a success but the fall of soviet Russia meant that these shuttles would have to be abandoned due to lack of funding, and only see one flight test
@@hoghogwild yeah their was alot of improvements that could have been made to make the shuttle more updated to the times, but funding never allowed that to happen, and lack of funding mixed with lack of maintenance is what caused the shuttles decommissioning in the first place
@@brandonochs1372 The space shuttle did not end for lack of money or maintenance. The program was ended because after STS-107 (foam strike) it was discovered that it would cost more to re-certify every part of the Shuttle design into modern standards and make it safe than it would be to start a new program. It was then decided that instead of continuing the Shuttle, the desire was there to return to the Moon via Constellation. Which today has morphed into Artemis. The reason Artemis/SLS has continued is that it uses the chunk of the budget that used to be allocated to the Space Shuttle. Ironically the SLS is essentially a US version of the Energia rocket- with all 4 engines on the main core instead of on the orbiter.
@@brandonochs1372 the shuttle was fully automatic... Buran didn't take any payload into space or people... the shuttle not really a good design part 'propaganda machine' ..
It's a shame to see a fine spacecraft like the Buran sitting like a wreck in a forgotten hangar, but I do appreciate the chance to see it up close, even in its current condition.
The M shaped metal you picked up was a transformer laminate. There would be many tied together with an I piece to link the magnetic field. Copper windings would be wound around bobbins and inserted around the Middle armature.
Even if this version of Buran Space Shuttle was not the one that went to space, it should be saved like a museum. It could make money to help clean it up if they open the hangar to explorers and charge a fee for climbing around. The Nasa Space Shuttle training model that didn't fly is in New York and one can walk through it and touch. It would be even cooler to explore it in a hangar like your video.
That "E" shaped thing he found was an iron lamination from a transformer that was probably stripped out for copper. I do the same thing myself, but only with stuff I own.
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Those two look surprisingly intact even after the building was heavily damaged after the cave-in several years ago. Burya looks like she would almost be ready to fly with some work, even after sitting in a hangar for 30 years. The huge spherical thing that connects to the crew compartment was a prototype docking port to hook onto the Zarya module of the ISS, where the Soyuz craft are docked now.
ISS was developed after the Buran project was cancelled, so the Russian segment has only Soyuz/Progress ports. The hatch that could not be opened was not a real one, but had to become a docking port, designed to dock with the MIR space station, on the same module the American Space Shuttle eventually used for the Shuttle-MIR missions.
This building was not damaged, it was merely abandoned. There was another building with Buran sitting on Energia rocket which rooftop collapsed chrasing Buran inside. and there is one more abandoned building with another Energia rocket mock-up, standing upwards.
Lol murican cope. USSR knew full well that the shuttle was dud but only for military purposes it was good so that's why the central committee gave permission to build buran
@@artemplatov1982 he was just making a relatively true statement. They were not given full documentation of many systems for security purposes. Wasn't said as an insult.
On May 12 2002, the hangar collapsed, destroying the orbiter and killing eight workers. It's a tragedy that so much was lost, but I am given to wonder what those eight workers were working on, exactly?
A huge improvement with the new voice. Not as good as before, but much better than the first replacement. Thank you for fixing it! Now, we need to have some of the old iconic sayings back, especially "that's a hell, guys!". It's not a Kreosan video without hearing that!!!!
This makes me really sad. All that time and effort that people put their blood, sweat, and tears into. And it's just been left to rot out in the middle of nowhere. It's wonderful that you were able to go inside and have a look around. I'm just sad it never actually got off the ground. Maybe we could have had a US Space Shuttle and Buran docked at the ISS. That would have been something to see. Also Interestingficus use the same translated voice.
the buran was a russian derivative copy of a US designed shuttle - russian spies lifted many engineering drawings from NASA and tried to bribe a lot of engineers to get it built - even then it was incomplete mainly due to indigenous electronics components and systems that were unique to the space shuttle, so russian scientists had to adapt and improvise... this was one of many prototypes, used for fit checks and cosmonaut training among other purposes, Russia got good at building and engineering stuff but before they got good they did stuff like this.
@@alberto148 Can always tell when someone knows nothing when they attribute the work of 1200+ companies from all over the USSR as "Russian". The Buran took the shape of the US space shuttle, and the Soviets engineered it to be better in almost every other way. Higher payload, not to mention - complete launch-to-landing autopilot.
The space shuttle is so A M A Z I N G you guys T O O. Edit: I really appreciate how you go in the places like that for us. And I also appreciate that you search new voice for us your guys are so hardworking. H O L L Y M O L L Y!
I know you guys won't see this comment but thank you so much for listening to your fans and making the voices more bearable, obviously it's not the old voice but i'm still so thankful and appreciative that you listened and toned the voices down and made it nicer to listen to. Thank you so much guys!
Aside from the collapsed roof, the reason for everything so torn up and trashed is scavengers, stripping the building and equipment for copper and such. It's sad that the government did not adequately secure the facility.
It's actually mindboggling to me that they left this thing abandoned in a building in a field without any security. You don't see shit like this in America. It gives former Soviet countries a bit of unique charm.
The remoteness is the security. It’s the same reason why all the diamonds that come out of the Arctic diamond up in Yellowknife at the same building once a week on schedule ->you’d have to be crazy to up there looking for trouble, so not much security is needed.
I thought the original buran was destroyed when the roof collapsed on it. Update. This is OK-1.02 the second orbiter that never flew it is 90% ready for flight. The other one is a ground only mock up, likely for training. This shuttle is far more advanced than the death trap the US built, and ran on a reusable rocket. Buran and Energia was hands down one of the best space vehicles ever made. Now only the SLS, and private spaceships are superior. At the time the soyuz was in flight, and still flies today, but it is vastly inferior compared to this. Although highly reliable. This shuttle must be saved and preserved!
This type only flew one time and came back with the underbelly heat shielding crispy and falling off...They got documentation from the US to build these as well, but they weren't giving complete information on many systems,chemical mixtures and materials used for security purposes...so they basically made these complicated an a bit over engineered versions. So many precious materials on that thing 🤤
Absolutely incredible video! I'm so jealous that you got to experience that, but thank you for sharing & giving us all a new prospective on the condition of these Shuttle's! I've always been so interested in the story of the Buran Program & how sad it was to see it end abruptly during the end of the USSR. Imagine how quickly the ISS would have been built if we had the Buran & the Space Shuttle doing construction in tandem! I hate to admit it as an American, but the Buran was truly a more advanced version of the Space Shuttle when it had its maiden launch & it would have been great to see the program continue....
The main drawback of Buran is that it was somewhat more vulnerable to ice damage on the tiles (Due to the kerolox boosters), and it probably would've had the same risk there that the Shuttle did in-flight. Still it would've been an incredible thing to see the two shuttles of former enemies now united in building the station!
HOLY MOLY! THAT'S A HELL! This voice is definitely a lot better than the previous one but it wouldn't ever be a replacement for the original. I will accept it
"Is there a door?" You guys are hilarious. I enjoy all of your videos, but loved this one. I love anything to do with space. It is sad, though, that the space program there was ended. So many people lost their lives trying to get it going.
What a great video! Thank you guys for sharing your adventures with us! @All the people still complaining about the voices: You really need to chill! Team Kreosan is doing their best and they listened to the community. Give them some slack, will you?
This is cool, but it really makes me so sad that these shuttles are rotting like this and people are able to touch them without knowing how to take care of them. I cringed so hard when they first touched it and the rest just hurt
3:13 that is an "E" lamination from an electrical transformer. They're made from stacks of these, with an "I" lamination to close the end, sometimes alternated in the stack with the E.
Love this channel, you guys are awesome! There's not one single week where I dont watch. Two things that I like: * Inventive: making electronics, & building things * Traveling: all the stuff you guys do and the different sites.
I weep at the millions - perhaps BILLIONS - of man-hours that went into this amazing demonstration of human achievement. I don't care if this was based on the shuttle as a concept, I can clearly see the amazing amount of engineering on display. Mankind has truly stagnated since. It's a crying shame that we need to be at each others throats to produce such wonderful advances in technology. I sincerely hope our children all come together at some point - to colonise Mars, perhaps - and really show what we are capable as when we all work together 🙏🤲
I really wish I understood Russian so I could watch the main channel but y’all really have a blessed life to see so much history even if you rather be doing something different you are really living my dream
The one that actually went in space was destroyed when it was in the building when the roof collapsed on it the one that you’re climbing around on is the mock up
That small piece of metal he picked up oh, it's called an E-Lam they are part of a transformer. The copper metal wire is wound in the coils with a hollow center. The nose pieces of metal are slid in from one side, then an I-Lam is laid at the other side then an E slides over top an another I. You stack them tool they get tight. They are also used in Motors. Magnetron in a microwave has those in the middle but those are magnetized rather than just Standard Iron. The holes in the corners are used for long screws that hold them together and compress them while they go through a lamination process and are coated with Resin.
What an incredible adventure, I would love to visit that place. In my humble opinion, I believe that Russia has wasted a huge amount of funds abandoning such a project to its fate, such as the Ekranoplanes, which also ended up abandoned on a beach. All this is the history and essence of Russia, they should be beautiful and well-kept places so that world tourism is stunned with so much engineering and scientific development. Thank's for share this amazing adventure with us.
Definitely some hints of Borat in the vocal inflections of the guy doing the English translation. He did a great job…but it made me realize how good Sacha Baron Cohen did the accent.
Why it was a big fake project they started to make headlines when the usa built the space shuttle half the space ship was rigged with fake dummy parts for looks even wooden fake fire extinguishers in parts they knew it was never going to space
@@jimmyrios9905 You realise buran did fly right, it did a single test mission in 1988. But it was a real orbital mission, it went to orbit, stayed there for 2 hours and landed back on a runway.
@@jimmyrios9905 what? 🤣 it flew dude, it orbited, reentered and landed flawlessly. It managed all that without even a pilot inside! A supperior space shuttle design that came at a wrong time/place unfortunately. Btw, wooden stuff is used while prototiping, even cars were partialy made from clay/wood back in the days before final production.
@@tehice23 it came back crispy though, so crispy nobody would have survived if it was manned. The heat shielding failed, supposedly it was a wonder it didn't break on reentry. Still impressive nonetheless.!
Sorry guys but i think that the person on the photo is not Gagarin, in my opinion it is the second great cosmonaut Leonow on mankinds first spacewalk. As far as I know Gagarin never was outside the capsule befor he died in an accident. For the rest it is very interesting how Buran looks today not only on the outside but also from the inside of the craft. Pictures that nobody shown till today. Thanks a lot for sharing this with us.
Appreciate the fact that you know what you are looking at (electronics and stuff) beacause other people i've seen go into nuclear power plants without even knowing how they work. Great video.
The shuttle in the video is the OK-MT, made for electronics tests, safety tests and such. There are two shuttles in that building, the former and the OK-1.02, the actual successor to the OK-1.01 Space shuttle that went into space. Would’ve gone to space too if the USSR didn’t collapse
It’s sometimes good for friends that have a little argument after you could be better friends I still think the Russian space program was pretty advanced United States spent millions of dollars on a pin that worked in space Russians just said we got pencils🤣
It's kind of crazy to see the Soviets' attempt at the shuttle system... I'm not entirely familiar with shuttles, but from what little I know, it seems that they were off in a few places at least, simply due to the positioning of certain technology that would make it difficult, or even outright dangerous to actually go into space. Perhaps, it might be best that the Buran never had a manned mission, however, the work and effort put into it are really awesome and totally respectable. They did a helluva job considering the circumstances and high bars!
The Buran was more advanced than the US shuttle. This makes me sad that it was never finished and that this is the state of preservation of such an important piece of history.
Yeah! We all know everything the Russians claim is nothing but truths. It's funny how the space shuttle flew for years and the buran only 1 flight. But we will go with your thoughts.
Just a small correction, the “course correction thrusters” (they are called reaction control system thrusters or RCS) do not blow air. They are small rocket engines and in this case use pretty normal rocket fuel (I believe liquid oxygen and kerosene). The are used to manoeuvre the spacecraft. The two larger ones behind it are used to push the spacecraft into the correct orbit and also to de-orbit
12:40 that is the fueling connections for the on-orbit attitude systems (RCS) and (OMS) the nitrogen was used to purge the lines of fuel and oxidiser and to pressurise the tanks that was usually done with helium but i think the USSR used nitrogen (cheaper)
did you notice buran in your vehicle vostok2 There is cosmonaut Alexei Leonov who took the first walk, this is their I didn't know that that vehicle had a door like that?
Fascinating video! But it's not Buran. Buran was crushed in a hanger collapse in 2002. Eight workers died and the shuttle was a total loss. This orbiter is probably Ptichka or Burya, one of Buran's unfinished sister ships.
3:14 That’s a transformer lamentation. Lots of these would be glued together and coils wound in bobbins would slip over the middle of the “E” and an “I” piece would lie across the 3 “fingers” if the lamentation.
What a relief! This is much better. If someday you make an actual cartoon you can use that other guy again. We'll always have the old videos for Edward (what a hell)! :)
