On January 6, 1982, a bizarre beast rolled out on the runway at the top-secret Soviet flight research center in Zhukovsky, 25 miles southeast of Moscow. At first glance, this perplexing plane looked ...
The AN-225 Antonov "Mriya" ("Dream") will fly no more. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has destroyed ...
Antonov’s mighty An-225 Mriya is a legendary aircraft. It is the largest plane to ever enter service in the world, and only one has been completed to date, with the first aircraft entering service in ...
If you're an aviation fan, you've probably heard of the Antonov An-225 "Mriya." This jet was once the world's largest, powered by its six huge turbofan engines. However, the jet made the news in 2022 ...
A structural test article of the Soviet Buran space shuttle, on display in Moscow in 2017. WHEN VICTOR ZABOLOTSKY, A TEST PILOT WHO ONCE TRAINED TO FLY the Soviet Buran space shuttle, thinks back on ...
Why was the Soviet shuttle's triumphant launch its first and last? And is there any hope that a Russian shuttle might at some point head for the stars? The Buran’s flight, which lasted 205 minutes, ...
We explored the abandoned Soviet Buran space shuttles deep inside a forgotten hangar from the Cold War era. Everything inside ...
We have rebranded as 'Gateway to Russia' and now offer even more articles and resources about Russia. Why were Buran flights called off after its triumphant launch, and will we ever see a Russian ...