>> Looks like when the Soviets stop building something they just walk away. According to Wikipedia [1] the Buran-program was cancelled when the Soviet Union st

>> Looks like when the Soviets stop building something they just walk away. According to Wikipedia [1] the Buran-program was cancelled when the Soviet Union stopped existing. It was a time of chaos and many parts of the country were not working. Resuming construction on a space shuttle was probably at the very bottom of their priorities in 1990. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran_(spacecraft) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buran_(spacecraft)