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iSnow on Feb 9, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Photos of the An-225 Mriya – the world’s largest a...

Well, the Buran flew once in 1988, after that the country of its origin developed cracks and was deemed unsalvageable. It was later scrapped.

anovikov on Feb 9, 2015 [–]

So did Buran itself. Its wing needed replacement after that flight. That's why it didn't flew with people in 1989 when it was still politically/economically possible. Then, it was too late.

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