Shuttle 2.01
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| <tr valign=top><td>Country:</td><td>Soviet Union</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Time spent in space:</td><td>Never flew in space</td></tr><tr valign=top><td>Status:</td><td>unfinished</td></tr> |
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Shuttle 2.01 was the third of the Soviet Shuttle Buran (Russian for "typhoon") reusable space vehicles. It is often suggested that 2.01 was to be named "Baikal". [citation needed] 2.01's construction was not complete when the Buran program was ended (30-50 percent done), so it remains unfinished. <ref name="k26.com">Shuttle Buran 2.01 current status. Retrieved on 2006-08-05.</ref>
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[edit] Differences from Shuttle Buran
The 2.01 is the first of a second series of Burans. The main differences between the second series and the first are located in the cockpit, which has been improved using feedback from the flight of the Shuttle Buran and the construction of Shuttle Ptichka. <ref name="k26.com" /> It was also equipped with Zvezda K-36RB ejection seats for the first manned flights. [citation needed]
[edit] Projected flights
It was projected in 1989 that the Shuttle 2.01 would have its first manned space test flight in 1994, with a duration of twenty-four hours. The craft would have been equipped with a life support system and two ejection seats. Crew would have consisted of two cosmonauts – Igor Volk (commander) and Aleksandr Ivanchenko (flight engineer). <ref name="projected">Экипажи "Бурана" Несбывшиеся планы.. buran.ru. Retrieved on 2006-08-05. (Russian)</ref>
[edit] Current status
After residing at the Tushino factory where it was constructed, it was announced that it will be put on display in the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum, Germany. <ref name="k26.com" />
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