[FPSPACE] BTS-002 has left Bahrain

[Bart Hendrickx]

Russian Buran historian Vadim Lukashevich reports that BTS-002, the Buran
model used for approach and landing tests in the 1980s, left Bahrain on 4
March and is now on its way to its final destination, the Technik Museum
Speyer in Germany. The vehicle reportedly had a close call as it was being
lowered to the deck of the ship used for the transport.  One of the hooks
holding BTS-002 gave way when the vehicle was still suspended two meters
above the deck, with the aft fuselage hitting the quay wall in the process.
However, BTS-002 does not appear to have suffered any major structural
damage. Museum officials are expected to hold a news conference on the
transport early next week.

 

Bart Hendrickx