Russia Revives Buran Space Shuttle

Anonymous Coward writes "New Scientist has posted an article about Russia reviving their Space Shuttle program. Its a neat story, and gives a few comparative stats between NASA's shuttles and the Buran shuttle; e.g. Buran has a 100 ton payload, nearly 5 times as much as the NASA shuttles!" And be prepared: space tourism may soon reach the almost-commonplace stage.