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*Buran in Cologne*
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The russian spacecraft Buran on its way to the
transportation museum in Speyer making a stop in cologne.
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The Buran spacecraft ("Snowstorm" or "Blizzard"),
serial number 11F35 K1, was the only fully completed and
operational space shuttle vehicle from the Soviet Buran
program. It had completed only one spaceflight in 1988
before the shuttle program was cancelled in 1993.
It was destroyed by a hangar collapse in 2002.
Like its American counterpart, the Buran, when in
transit from its landing sites back to the launch
complex, was transported on the back of a large jet
airplane. It was piggy-backed on the Antonov An-225
Mriya aircraft, which was designed for this task and
remains the largest powered aircraft in the world.
Several shuttles were produced, and at least one was
modified to fly with jet engines for aerodynamic
testing. One painted mock shuttle is a ride simulating
space flight in Gorky Park, Moscow, and another was in
displayed at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, and then
Bahrain for a number of years while legal ownership
status was in dispute during a world tour. The
Sydney/Bahrain orbiter was acquired by the German
Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum in 2004[2], and is
currently in transit, to the museum, where it will
become the world's first genuine space shuttle to be
exhibited to the general public.
The Bahrain shuttle was loaded onto a ship on the 4th
March, 2008. During the transfer from the storage barge
to the ship there was a failure of the aft spreader and
the tail of the shuttle dropped from deck height into
the hold. Fortunately, no-one was hurt and both the ship
and shuttle seemed to suffer only minor damage.
During the second week of April 2008, the orbiter was
transported by barge along the river Rhine to the museum
in Speyer, near Frankfurt-in-Main, According to
Reuters, this particular orbiter was a test shuttle used
in the Buran program, and was previously on show in
Sydney during the 2000 Olympic Games.
[from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran_%28spacecraft%29]
for the next stops please have a look here (in german).
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For another photo please have a look here.
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Kameramodell Canon EOS 40D
Aufnahmedatum/-zeit 08.04.2008 20:03:40
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Filmempfindlichkeit (ISO) 640
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Brennweite 41.0 mm
Bildgröße 3888x2592
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AF-Betriebsart One-Shot AF
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- mcoco
![Gold Star Critiquer [C: 69 W: 0 N: 3]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-n-n.gif)
(712) - [2008-04-08 14:36]
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nice composition with bridge and church in the background. Nice colours also
TFS
Marco
Halo Thorsten
Es ist doch schon wieder was von dich zu sehen und mir gefalth dieses bild echt.
Mein Englisch ist nicht der beste und darum weise ich nicht ob das ein prototyp ist oder ein echter schatle...wie auch immer dein vorteil ist das du in diese gross stadt lebst und es were auch nicht schon von mir das ich auch was fur die Kathedrale in "BG" was schones nich sage
Sher sher schon
Grus,Bratislav
I read about this in a newspaper this morning and immediatly envied the people who had the opportunity to go and take some snap of it. But I never expected it to come out so beautiful as you show it here Thorsten. A nice setting, the perfect time of day and an historical subject.
TFS
Nice composition. I like your POV. Beautiful colors . Well taken.
Thank You
-Josée
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- pozaru
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3572 W: 737 N: 2406]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(19090) - [2008-04-09 2:33]
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Wow, what a wonderful capture !!!
congrats and thanks,
v
Hello Thorsten,
Like this composition and POV.
Especially looks special with that sky BG. TFS
Vandana
later
Hello Thorsten,
I really like the pov with a great details well balaced and composed photo excllent and rare capture
TFS Kyle
PT
Hello Thorsten,
Very interesting composition and POV. I like the FB and the beautiful BG, with the bridge projected over the red sky. Good clarity and details. TFS
Sorina
Exceptional picture, worthy to publish (book quality!) - everything came together at the right time and place, including the gorgeous sunset sky!
Great work!
Cheers
Otto
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- c_rapp
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 955 W: 20 N: 1282]](http://i1.treklens.com/misc/g-s-g.gif)
(7282) - [2008-04-19 10:48]
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What a great pov. saw Otto doing this one but didn't realize it was from your gallery. Wonderfully captured!! TFs
Christan
Hello Thorsten
Very good journalistic photo and a great composition with the cathedral in the background.Good point of view and sharp detail.
Thanks for sharing
Serge
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