First and only flight of the Buran space shuttle
Energia (Russian: Энергия, Energiya, "Energy") (GRAU 11K25) was a Soviet rocket that was designed by NPO Energia to serve as a heavy-lift partially recoverable launch system for a variety of payloads including the Buran spacecraft.
First and only Buran orbiter to fly in space. It was destroyed in 2002 when the hangar it was stored in collapsed.
Buran Details