Own Your Own Russian Space Shuttle

MagicM writes "On e-bay, you can now bid on a Russian test shuttle: "This is a Bor-5 VKK (Spacecraft) and was used to test the aerodynamic characteristics of high altitude and extreme speed and heat on a space vehicle. It is an exact 1/8 scale model of the Russian "Buran" space shuttle." Bids starting at $550,000.00, no bids yet, closes at Aug-12-01 18:44:03 PDT. Better hurry!" I think the most humourous part of this is the seller added "I prefer PayPal!" Anyone out there with a 550,000 credit limit, buy away! *grin*

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[whatnotever]

All about Buran:
http://dmoz.org/Science/Technology/Spa ce/Space_Shuttle/Buran,_Russian_Space_Shuttle/

And a *real* one for sale! (Er, my Russian is a little rusty, but it says "For Sale" in English...)
http://www.buran.ru/htm/forsale.htm

And apparently, the program isn't dead, anymore:
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/russia- space-general-01m.html

does anyone know if ?

[beanerspace]

Man, at $550k, whatta deal. But if I'm going to go bonkers in space then I'm going to need some features. Problem is, I couldn't find specifications that would list any of the following necessities built in:

• 8 Track Player (with at least one tape of either Elvis or Parliment ... or at least Bowie playing Major Tom)
• Tang dispenser (already mixed & ready to go .. not that powdered crap)
• Year's supply of space-food sticks (vintage 1971)
• Booster system activated with the clapper
• Computer equipped with neat female voice like that of the Enterprise
• A little clicking sound that'll altert me to if I've left the right turn signal on
• The assurance that someone will hear me scream

Re:In the seller's comments:

[Monkeyman334]

Complaint: Did not recieve shuttle promptly as promised, didn't even work I recieved it. F-------

Ohhh . . . a hit counter

[Chuu]

Time to watch the /. effect in action!