Buran Exhibition Center at UMMC Complex

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Topic: Buran Exhibition Center at UMMC Complex

waa49
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From: Neu-Isenburg, Germany, Hessen
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posted 01-21-2026 07:47 AM

The new Buran Exhibition Center opened on Jan. 19 at the Verkhnyaya Pyshma Museum Complex (UMMC Museum Complex of Military and Civil Equipment) in Russia's Ural region. The centerpiece is the restored Buran orbital spacecraft 2.01, the third and most flight-ready airframe produced under the Soviet-era Energia–Buran reusable space system program.

Photo credit: TASS

Russian cosmonaut and test pilot Sergey Prokopyev, a Hero of the Russian Federation, congratulated museum staff and guests on the opening and expressed confidence that the exhibition would become the complex's flagship attraction.
"The Buran project represented the pinnacle of Soviet crewed spaceflight. It was a triumph of engineering thought and the Soviet design school. Today, this masterpiece is located in the heart of the Urals. I am confident the museum will attract visitors from around the world. The opening of this exhibition is an event of global significance," Prokopyev said.

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