More discarded russian vehicles: diggers, steamrollers… And a Buran space shuttle http://gss.st/2D3 #streetview via @NoelBallantyne

Although the Soviet Buran space program only ever achieved in a single orbital flight, we've found a surprising number of space shuttles on Google Earth. We started with images of a structural test shuttle and then…

Baikonur Cosmodrome is the world's oldest and largest operational space launch facility where you can clearly see the Energia, Soyuz and Proton launch platforms. Located in what is now Kazakhstan, the facility was named Baikonur to…

This is the real 'Buran' Soviet shuttle in Gorky Park, Moscow. Well, nearly real anyway, it's actually a prototype vehicle designed for static tests. The Soviet shuttle program began in 1976 as a response to the…