Russia's secret space shuttles have been sitting in plain sight for 22 years (Reported MSN 18.06.15)

The Russian Space Shuttle Buran programme

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22. Russia's secret space shuttles
Here's a portal connecting the cockpit to the back of the shuttle, which is pitch black inside because the only windows are in the cockpit.

23. Russia's secret space shuttles Mirebs had to light up the inside of the back of the shuttle to take this amazing shot. This interior is remarkably similar to the interior of NASA's space shuttles.

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Here's another look at some of the interior mechanics of the shuttles. It looks like there are some shelves on the left that might have been used by cosmonauts to store food.

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Piled scraps of machinery were simply abandoned in this room.

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The Soviet government were initially considering some of their top space scientists to head the Buran program, but in the end command fell to Col. General Alexander Maksimov, who ran the military space and missile programmes.

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5. Russia's secret space shuttles
Buran is Russian for "snowstorm" or "blizzard." The Russians built only few prototypes of these shuttles, and only one of them actually flew.

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