Talk:2.01 (Buran-class spacecraft)

current status

is there any proof for this? otherwise should be removed "It has also been reported that the orbiter may be deployed for possible military operations in Russia’s war in the Ukraine" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:4B00:8704:CB00:5DD0:F366:5C0D:9E82 (talk) 17:51, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Photo request

If it really is in an aviation museum in Germany, a photo of it would add immeasurably to the article. Tempshill 23:22, 17 October 2005 (UTC)

I emailed the museum today and it is not yet there. They confirmed they are working on it and seem to be quite confident that they will finally be able to obtain it. If it arrives there, I'll definitely visit and take a picture ;) Rgerhards 14:06, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

__________ Why is the vehicle stored in Bahrain?

Name

"Baikal" - what does this mean? Tanru 10:36, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Baikal is a russian lake. There is much debate over the actual intended name of 2.01 - this article was once called 'Shuttle Baikal'. Baikal is a name that may have been that of 2.01 User:Tom walker 16:07 GMT 17 July 2006

Name "Baikal" was used in one of 1'st april jokes. Webmaster of shuttle-related site placed some (fake) photos of 2.01 in space/air and short story about it's first flight that was "secret until this moment". This story also told us that name "Baikal" is too long and last letter "l" was not protected by wing's aerodynamic shadow and paint burned out during re-entry. Resulting name "Baika " ("short tale" in russian, meaning "fake" here) was the key for this joke. (sorry for my english) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.240.14.84 (talk • contribs)

Right - in fact, Image:Baikal liftoff.jpg, which we show on the Energia article, shows the fictional Baikal shuttle. SchuminWeb (Talk) 10:27, 6 July 2007 (UTC)

Nope, both is untrue. Baikal was the original name of Buran. It got renamed only weeks before it's launch. Here ([1]) you can clearly see the completed shuttle being named Baikal User:Peter.Dittmann--89.60.221.92 (talk) 21:41, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Current status

I believe the vehicle mentioned under "Current status" is not the Orbiter 2.01 but the OK-GLI aka BTS-002. A test vehicle never intended to fly into space. According to an article in the german magazine "Der Spiegel" (http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/weltraum/0,1518,319521,00.html) this is the vehicle going to Sinsheim. The 2.01 is presumably still residing at the Tushino factory. Venusian 20:56, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

I does look as there's some confusion here. Both vehicles are going to Sinsheim, according to the sources. For example, here ([2]) you can see 2.01 being moved to the museum. My guess is that the part about it being in Bahrain is really about OK-GLI. Any other source avaliable to clear this up? Ricnun 21:38, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

I deleted the following: " A note from them on July 4 2006 states some "legal and logistics" need to be finalized and they hope it will arrive soon. It is currently located in Bahrain.".

The vehicle currently in Bahrain is not Buran 2.01. It is the OK-GLI (BTS-002). Both vehicles - the Buran 2.01 and the OK-GLI were purchased by the Sinsheim-Museum. It is planned to show the OK-GLI in Sinsheim and the Buran 2.01 at their branch in Speyer ([3]).Venusian 13:53, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

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