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Soviet Shuttle Buran Found In a Junk Heap

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the wipe-away-a-single-tear dept.

gruenz noted the somewhat sad photo slideshow showing what appears to be the Soviet Space Shuttle Buran, lying in a Moscow suburb junk heap. Of course I don't read Russian, so it might also be a carnival ride rusting.

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  1. Amazing... by advocate_one · · Score: 5, Funny

    slashdot having problems... target website holding fine... "In Soviet Russia, Buran slashdots you..."

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  2. Re:Not News by Rogerborg · · Score: 4, Funny

    I remember seeing pictures of Buran on the junk heap about 10 years ago. Why is this news today?

    THIS. IS. SLASHDOT!

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  3. Re:Not News by smallfries · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can read Russian just fine thanks. For your information this IS news because it is a carnival ride rusting. Sheesh even Taco pointed that one out for you.

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  4. Re:Translation by AaxelB · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've heard good things about this small, obscure start-up that's done a lot of work on machine translation and has a pretty good site available. Maybe you should give them a shot ;)

  5. Re:They should be thankful by elrous0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Space Nutters," now THAT'S a show name! We'll get Ron Moore to produce, Scott Bakula to star, and Syfy to air. Quick, Jimmy, get me Hollywood on the phone!

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  6. Dear Sir/Madam.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm Mikhael Afrcanvsky. I'm for the former administrator of the Russian Space Agency. I have in my possession in the outskirts of Moscow a fully functional Buran spaceship. I'm able to sell it for 419 MILLION DOLLARS for foregin investors. Unfortunately, due to my country currency crises I have currently no money. A common friend refered you as being an honest and hardworking person. If you're willing to help me covering initial transaction costs and shipping, I'll glad share with you 10% of the amount received from the investors: no less than FORTY MILLION DOLLARS.

    Yours,
    Mikhael Afrcanvsky.

  7. Re:Not News by craash420 · · Score: 4, Funny

    For example if you drive around Sofia on the ring road there is a fighter jet in a reasonably good condition (much better than the Buran on the picture) parked in one of the laybuys. It is nowdays prime location on the ring road for "truck stop and servicing" by practicioners of the oldest human profession.

    Great, I discover this after I spent all of my time in Burgas!

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