URBEX | Abandoned Soviet Space Shuttles (Buran) in Baikonur

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

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[@jarnootje]

Als je deze reactie nou iets eerder had geplaatst haha😂 dan had je tenminste nog wat meer subs door deze videk gekregen en hadden meer mensen dese reactie gezien

[@a0402330]

What year did you guys visit the base, cause I thought that these orbiters were destroyed by a roof collapse.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

@@a0402330 They're still there. The only Buran that went into space was demolished in another hangar.

[@pritamsamantaray1573]

Be careful of Russian... They don't think twice before shoot you at point blank range..

[@johnpeters7073]

There was rumors on Reddit you guys were all arrested this year (2020) possibly due to this video. Is that true?? Or are you free?

[@gosmo4504]

I did some crazy stuff in my younger days. Breaking into a Russian military base never crossed my mind. Great stuff guys.

[@nordwind8689]

Wait what!? This is not a Russian military base, it is under the Kazakh supervision.. nowadays this part of Baikonur is formally a leased property and not a military base. If it was a real Russian military base, those guys would be dead,- because there is an order to fire without warning and it would not be so easy to break in. 😑🙄 In other words, anti personnel mines, cameras, electric fences, dogs, all good stuff what you need to defend a highest level military base lol

[@kap1526]

@@nordwind8689 Russia is the biggest country in USSR the capitol was in Russia territory and Kazakstan was part of Soviet Union till 91 . That's why a lot of Kazak natives speak russian. And most military from Russian / Ukraine, etc went for train in Dagestan , Kazakstan, etc

[@claudiolancia898]

this hangar is in the base of baikonur and is still in use ... a few kilometers away they launch the components for the space station

[@Tony-je8fs]

It’s Kazakh not Russian. Russia just rents it

[@Firmglint91]

Haha doesn’t seem like too great an idea of you ask me

[@tylerwickwire1522]

Those security guys are watching this video thinking I KNEW someone was in there!!

[@MeinSchatzEra]

Lol

[@sigitkamseno2676]

ahhahhhahhhahahahh

[@raulsalazar05]

hahaha

[@tht_crew]

soy big problem 🤣

[@mastodont49]

They know....or shut down your phone by the booby traps. (gps locator, termovision)

[@IbakonFerba]

I can't even imagine how this must feel like. You are walking through a wrecked building, go through a door and are confronted with a giant, abandoned Spacecraft. That must be totally stunning

[@MrMarco7259]

You have no idea how cool this is to me. I grew up in Central Florida. I have lived here all my life. I watched the first shuttle in 1981 and the last in 2010. I live on The Space Coast of Florida where I have been for the last 48 years. Space is in my blood! Thank you so much for the opportunity to see the Buran and the hanger! Merritt Island,Fl.

[@AstonMartin-ux9du]

I heard about Kalpana Chawla (I am from a small town in India) death in 2004 and learnt about space shuttle. It was love at first sight.

[@vwphile]

you guys walked through the desert to a spaceport and broke into a spaceship. that's pretty dang cool.

[@renhawk]

Geraint Davies basic rules. Take nothing but pictures, break nothing but silence, make nothing but memories. Or leave nothing that will be seen and take nothing that will be missed

[@jabordy9793]

Are you saying that they were Finn and Ray stealing the Millennium Falcon

[@lunch6360]

Owen Hawken: “leave nothing that will be seen” just post it on KZbin, no one will see it

[@herculeanmeal9270]

If the facility is abandoned then why they're still guarding it? Since USSR is long gone.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@@herculeanmeal9270 The equipment in that building still worth tens of million dolars so they are still guarding them..

[@edwinhudgins7013]

Kinda crazy how we live on a planet where lost ruins have derelict spaceships in them

[@retroshark]

the aliens that find this stuff are going to be SO confused.

[@neniAAinen]

@@dodecahedron1 nope, u're wrong. The ship they saw is exactly 1.02, almost finished second serial Buran. Same with Energia. It's flight hardware. Energia-M(heavy class rocket) is indeed only a mock-up.

[@The_Mimewar]

They built an amazing amazing shuttle, and flew it once, only to entirely forget it existed.

[@partydemon2849]

But to think that these are copy’s from the u.s

[@shatner99]

Edwin Hudgins very nice! Your words resonate with many. Strange days indeed, most peculiar momma,

[@philcracken]

This is the single most epic thing I ever saw on KZbin. And so well-prepared also. I salute these guys.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

philcracken thanks mate! In the next weeks i have some other really dope adventures on the schedule! Keep an eye on new episodes :)

[@Zero11s]

space doesn't exist

[@susi926]

Broo are u Muslim 😂​@@Zero11s

[@videoview5179]

​@@Zero11sSpace is zero 😂

[@dariocugia1938]

This should be a pubblic visiting place! It would attract a lot if tourists!!

[@rohan_3128]

That would be good for Kazakhstan

[@scale_history]

It's already a museum lol

[@edwardlees4585]

They'd probably have to invest more in upgrading the toilets than it cost to build the shuttle.

[@BoujamaRefifeelhouadf-kb4ue]

@@rohan_3128

[@madebyeos]

Probably the most epic lost place ever! Thanks for sharing this.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

+EOS - edgesofsupermotard thanks mate! It was my no1 place for sure

[@okkeboonstra4587]

pripyat is coming close to this tho

[@leonard8471]

haha nice du schaust die auch- congratulations :d

[@kerrykrishna]

Pripyat is easily accessible if you have clearance and money. It is just super dangerous.I have even MET a guy who went there and explored for a day. Thousands of folks have gone through Pripyat now. It is pretty run of the mill if there are actual tours Berend. Not coming anywhere close in the game these amazing trespass folks did in this vid .

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

kerry krishna thanks Kerry, that’s totally true. We have been to Chernobyl aswell some years ago and it’s exploited and touristic. Fukushima where we also have been to is the new Chernobyl and still in a prestine condition.

[@agrimodding2835]

Sad to see such a master piece of engineering abandonned. Kinda breaks my heart.

[@TheRogerhill1234]

That's half the story, the CIA knew the Russians were copping the space shuttle plans from the national archive, so they switched them, and ruined the Russian space shuttle on it's first flight. We only glued the tiles on the back side, but on the switched plans, the CIA showed the tiles glued on all sides. This gluing allowed heat to make it's way up the tiles on re-entry, and warp the Russian shuttles aluminum skin. No more shuttle flights....comrade

[@sergeig685]

@@TheRogerhill1234 The hell are you talking about. 1. Shuttle plans were not publicly available info. 2. Buran successfully completed its maiden flight. 3. The program was shut down for lack of funding as USSR collapsed.

[@TheRogerhill1234]

@@sergeig685 The space shuttle was designed by NASA, a civilian administration, and as such all design material publicly available at the National Archive. That is where the CIA switched the tile installation details..... Surprise Surprise Surprise....

[@sergeig685]

@@TheRogerhill1234 Surprise for you: shuttle was designed North American Rockwell. Another surprise: NASA has a strict export control and classified material policy. As someone who has actually worked for NASA I can tell you that they will not even allow foreign nationals to see certain objects, let alone give access to detailed plans.

[@TheRogerhill1234]

@@sergeig685 The Shuttle was not classified. It is a civilian project, not military.

[@KypraH_MaMaeB]

I worked with a very serious design engineer. He was involved in the development of this project. He told me a lot of funny and not so funny stories about Buran. He once said to me, " the Buran is a very large ship, but if you cast it out of solid gold, it would cost less than the real thing..." Unfortunately, he passed away almost ten years ago.

[@KypraH_MaMaeB]

@tsolias27 Failure? Of course not. Buran will perform its flight brilliantly. Landing in automatic mode was perfect. He just wasn't needed by the new leadership of the country and was put in a closet.

[@dchardin1]

@@KypraH_MaMaeB It's been pretty conclusively proven that you guys did a pretty damn good job. However I think in this case, the Soviets might have been better off to go with a different design. Our shuttles were great overall, but the design had SERIOUS drawbacks and painful costs. I think it was also a good idea to rid the Buran of its engines and omit the solid rocket boosters. I never liked that we used something so volatile.

[@giffsgaffs615]

I think that statement about the gold says it all. What a waste of time. Money is a bullshit entity. Only becomes real when debt is attached to it. Time can't be brought or replaced

[@stuartmiller7419]

@@KypraH_MaMaeB Something you couldn't possibly know but that it makes you feel good to imagine in your head?

[@kenmvilla]

By any account I've seen, the Buran orbiter was a fantastic shuttle. Its automation capabilities were very impressive at the time. The Soviets were never really thrilled with having a shuttle program - they just did it because they were scared the US could use one to drop a nuke quickly so they wanted something similar. They really had no other use for it. And to your friend's point, it was far, far more expensive to operate than their typical Soyuz crafts. May your friend rest in peace

[@orionbarnes1733]

I'm a huge space nerd, so I'd like to provide some extra information that I feel is important. Specifically, as far as I can tell, the shuttle you entered was almost certainly 11F35 2K, which was likely going to be named "Burya" (Russian for "storm"). The other shuttle in that hanger is OK-MT, a test article that was used for numerous projects but may have been planned for a flight where it would ultimately burn up in the atmosphere. The space shuttle you entered was designed to go to space, and was constructed with the intent of being a fully functional spacecraft. I cannot express how incredible it must feel to see these two Space Shuttles in person, I saw the launch of an American one (Discovery on flight STS-131) and later was able to see the spacecraft up close. It's a shame these two shuttles were just left to rot in a building, they should be put on display. Sadly, the Soviet shuttle Buran, the only of these three to fly to space, was destroyed in a hanger collapse, and I wish more people would push for these two to be protected from the same fate. Hopefully this video will encourage Roscosmos to move them, or at the very least draw attention to it.

[@logancollins9094]

Extremely good to know I appreciate your comment

[@leoustinov537]

The video makes me think about my grandfather who used to work on this stunning project. I even have a photo. A little sad that this and many other incredible developments are covered with dust after the fall of the USSR...

[@rvinuesap]

Wow! I want so see that photo!

[@herculeanmeal9270]

Buran could have been resurrected as a result of retirement of its American rival if Russia and China would have collaborated.

[@trickortripslao8607]

Leo,thank you for your testimony!☝🌹

[@minunileinternetuluioficia1177]

Of course you are sad... because you can’t stole any more money from other eastern excommunist countrys ! Romanian people hates Russia...from the bottom of the heart! USSR people had a good life because your leaders stole EVERYTHING from us! 🤢🤢🤢🤮

[@lysergickid4793]

@@minunileinternetuluioficia1177 men fuck you with your stupid bigottry, he is just a civilian and has nothing to do with whatever soviet leaders did to your people. Also romania is not the richest country in the world so i hardly doubt russia stole anythin from you

[@UrbexExplore]

WOOOOW ! This is just INSANE, thank you very much for sharing this video !

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks, it was insane indeed ! :O

[@villarreal672]

The name of the song please

[@xalau5270]

vann tedd because the only Buran that flew into space was destroyed

[@aspiringlight]

An operational Buran was mentioned in the video, as having been destroyed by a roof collapse.

[@TheRamon1447]

@urbex explore i also subscribe to you keep up your awesome explores ! RECOMMENDED CHANNEL !

[@suryapratap56]

US intelligence: We cannot get closer than 5 miles of the soviet space shuttle. These guys: Lets fly a drone in the space shuttle hanger.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Haha! We had to wait untill a storm came, because it made so much noise😂

[@toddgilbey3979]

Standard 😂

[@thecman26]

Google: hold my beer, we'll fly right over the top and snap some pics!

[@subaruxrc]

That's the dutch men's they can do enething

[@jasonclayton7116]

Dope as fuck !! ✊🏼

[@normangriffin8115]

The security guards are now patrolling a snow ball in Siberia.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Haha! 😹

[@aronnepiperno]

🤣

[@DonPedro6901]

Or they bite the sand long ago [Polish slang]

[@Contrastos]

Its Kazachstan

[@foabmoab]

There's something decidedly eerie about this place. Like discovering the remnants of some lost, technological civilization. Reminds me of the cosmodrome from Destiny, heh. Great vid :D

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks mate ! It felt exactly like that, walking inside.

[@DobryakDobreyshiy]

You are completelly correct. Its a remnants of lost, technological civilisation - USSR. Real one, not from Cold War propahanda with wild Russians that riding on bears and only drink vodka and guarding Gulag.

[@Maxime_K-G]

I feel terrible and disgusted that it got vandalised recently. What kind of person does that? This is a one of a kind piece of history!

[@mr.caramelastronaut1656]

WHAT!? No way, that is straight vile in my opinion

[@__Pathfinder__]

The roof collapsed and destroyed the only flying Buran ever few years ago like mentioned in the video... It's forever lost.... And that makes me sad because the Buran program was more advanced than the Space Shuttles for it's time because it was more versatile.. The only flight of the Buran was fully remote controlled from start to landing. No human inside... in the 80th!

[@CarClown]

Great stuff, due to the fact that the building collapsed I would Call it HISTORICAL!

[@matteomanara4518]

😢

[@Tyrannis01]

Not sure if this is so true, Bald and Bankrupt just visited this place and other then the wear and tear of time, neither of them looked vandalized or destroyed.

[@konny5173]

wow wow wow wow, thank you for taking us with you on this trip. This is next level, i heard of this place, but i would have never thought it to be possible to get there without getting caught. It must have been so exiting

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks ! We had a lot of close calls, but worth the effort. Most amazing abandoned place i have seen in over 10 years (and i've seen thousands of places)

[@alexDiver]

That object have security only against them who steal metall for sale, in general almost everybody can go there ...

[@danh2134]

you can bribe the security and they will give you a tour , much easier

[@ZeIntlJ]

The Russian security primarily monitors the site for local Kazakhs scavenging and selling off material from the site, but are occasionally catching tourists, too. They are often seen using black vehicles, checking the Buran hangar 3 times per day (09:30-10:30, 12:00-13:00, and 14:30-15:30) walking the perimeter and hanging out for an hour on each visit. They have firearms and dogs available to them, but are rarely seen used at the abandoned sites compared to active areas of the cosmodrome. They rarely check the Energia-M rocket tower, but you can watch them from above in either building if you're attentive to roadways and/or have an additional person in your group who can take on the duty. This place is very challenging to reach, but by no means impossible, and absolutely worthwhile. Having been myself, I recommend it to anyone of capability, as you'll have an incredible experience and impressive story to tell thereafter.

[@kevinsharkey1336]

Heartbreaking to see such beautiful spacecraft just rotting away.

[@MacGameSYTB]

Ilegally entering a military base is a good way to "Go Missing" dude. Be careful =))) Greetings from Romania

[@zheniagood]

@tsolias27 they are criminals, trespassers, they have no respect for other's peolpe protperty, wouldn't you shoot someone who broke into your house?

[@priyath86]

tsolias27 FYI NASA uses Russian rocket engines and without Russia US astra astronauts will be working from home.. you are an idiot 😂

[@sqlevolicious]

@@zheniagood how is this criminal, who did they hurt? What damage did they cause? Oh wait, they did absolutely nothing and it should be a crime to say otherwise.

[@jonasgoldenburg3154]

​@tsolias27 oh, poor angry greek kid. Looks like you have personal hatred to USSR. What's happened? Were you bitten by mad KGB agent in your childhood?

[@tweetyericsson]

@@jonasgoldenburg3154 Those two were having a pointless argument about trespassing. What are you on about?

[@niaz.shovon]

Taking those not into space is one of the saddest parts of human history. What a great loss...

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

It is.. I heard rumours they are reactivating this project... we’ll see!

[@WW2HistoryHunter]

How great to be able to take part in that by your videos. Thanks a lot for sharing and greetings from WW2HistoryHunter

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks a lot, appreciated :) That's why we started to upload these video's.

[@kanireddy5196]

Cool

[@MONK-7]

2 security guards walking past the hanger and one says to the other. Do you smell spaghetti bolognese and the other replys. Da! 😁

[@ozzmanzz]

Amazing, I would never have believed it without seeing it. There is only one word for this and that is 'EPIC'

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks a lot ! Was my most epic explore in 11 years. There was also a huge rocket in another hangar, but the SD cards broke... :( Only have some shitty iphone pics

[@scarlization6261]

Exploring the Unbeaten Path now that and this together would have been cool

[@raydiaz2772]

It doesn’t take a whole lot to impress you lol

[@maniaweng]

Jaw dropping and the space shuttle, even abandoned is such a beauty. Thanks for taking the risk, courage in this exploration and share your experience with us :)

[@jonnybuijze1770]

The feeling of being in a patrolled place where people can come around the corner and suddenly arrest you (in a language you probably won't understand) seems like it's one of the scariest feelings in the world to me. Glad you're okay 👍

[@sambado]

I started doing some research about this amazing place after watching Mr. Bald's video.

[@jennaorlowski9228]

They should be cleaned up and put in a museum

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

They should ! I think this hangar will be opened soon to tourists.

[@catpervert]

This hangar will be completely "проёбан" soon

[@thomasarnold6348]

In a Museum in Speyer, Germany there actually is a Buran on display that has been used for test flights, but not in space. I've been there a week ago and it's really impressive!

[@alexbeck294]

In the giant park "VDNH" in Moscow there is a full-size "Buran" mock-up with recreated furnishings, reconstructed details from real prototypes of the rest Burans. There you can try to land the Soviet shuttle at Baikonur in the pilot's seat. Just come and enjoy!

[@mihailazar2487]

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath OMG REALLY ?

[@Jakobmyershowareyou]

Wow, i’m from Kazakhstan and had no idea that this place exists lol, thank you for sharing this with us

[@bierschinken7752]

Are you living on the moon ?😂

[@solebra8964]

you kidding me?? Baikonur is what makes Kazakhstan famous, besides from Borat haha

[@kazakhstan8786]

​@@bierschinken7752 What's funny about that? I am also from Kazakhstan and also did not know about this place before this video, it is impossible to know everything in the world.

[@ALTNASR]

​@@solebra8964 stupid ah gurl

[@erieriderschillingcorner1595]

Next video title : "WE ARE IN SPACE MOTHAFACKAS"

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

That would be epic ;)

[@erieriderschillingcorner1595]

Exploring the Unbeaten Path XD so you liked that bad joke? Noise.

[@joebama2888]

@Exploring the Unbeaten Path XD

[@jayh9529]

Exploring the Unbeaten Path watch out for the dome don't go past the moon

[@jblox1990]

What an amazing production. These spacecraft and their hangar, everything you guys filmed there. Those are artifacts of a different, more confident time for humanity. I wasn't around in those days, but I can imagine the future seemed like one of limitless possibilities. The state of that place in a lot of ways is like the state of those dreams in our hearts today. Very moving piece of work, gents.

[@TheAndroidvsapple]

The only moment of exploring I had, was finding 50 ct. in our sofa.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Haha, go out and explore :) It's fun !

[@PerfectBlue7]

I know 50ct, but 0.50ct ?! wow

[@TheAndroidvsapple]

yup

[@Flimsytent]

What was he doing there?

[@MrShadowofthewind]

Chillin

[@illunis2355]

This is one of the best videos I have ever seen on KZbin.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks mate! Unfortunately shot with shitty equipment and lost 33% of the footage. Have you seen some other episodes aswell?

[@likithcr8492]

mee too

[@GeneralChangFromDanang]

If I were a security guard there, every stop I would yell: "I know you're in here!", just to mess with people.

[@SirGalahadCtny]

Drone footage is incredible - gives at least a glimpse of how this place must have look with your own eyes. Thank you!

[@ocaldero006]

You tell the story absolutely perfect! Awesome and incredible footage and edition, thanks for let us being part of the trip, at least from youtube, Regards from Guatemala guys, keep awesome

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Oscar Calderón thanks a lot! Are there interesting abandoned buildings in your country?

[@ocaldero006]

Oh indeed exists, aren't so awesome than the one on this video, will visit the abandoned buildings here and send you pictures, perhaps you want to come to visit there, more than buildings here are mayan ruins so its exciting too, Kind regards guys

[@surrealengineering7884]

one of the greatest videos on yt ! thank you !

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks, appreciated ! Spread the word :)

[@black_job]

The sad end, the shuttle should be in the museum, it shouldn't rot in a decaying hangar.

[@tedbundy8747]

It is, just google speyer Buran ;)

[@Darktrik001]

Those weren't finished. The relatively functional prototype that actually went into space was destroyed in a building collapse I believe. Keep in mind when the USSR collapsed it couldn't barely secure nuclear fuel.from being stolen out the back doors. I doubt their concern when rebuilding a society was preserving such things as these shuttles.

[@shinycompi]

@@tedbundy8747 I was there. It's awesome!

[@kishanchali8752]

No, that thing should be reexamined and modified to fly.

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

@@Darktrik001 They could just sell them then, lots of museums or private colectors would oay millions for a partially finished Buran

[@geordieurbex2200]

Saw this on bald and bankrupt today, decided to watch the proper video of it again afterwards 😂😂 AWESOME

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

O.. did he make it?😏

[@geordieurbex2200]

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath he got in, but on way out was arrested nd ended up with 50 dollar fine lol

[@PaulPalmen]

Te gek Bob! Wat een avontuur. Dit is geen vlog meer, maar een echte documentaire!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks ! Pa is weer blij dat ik terug ben haha :) Dit was mijn spannendste en gevaarlijkste avontuur ooit

[@alexnord5756]

В советских мегапроектах есть что то такое величественное и захватывающее дух, как будто смотришь на творения каких нибудь мифических древних атлантов.

[@HotDog_Test]

Есть подозрение что лет через сто, они так и будут там стоять, обшарпанные и грустные, и какие нибудь ещё не родившиеся блоггеры из числа отупевших потомков так будут бродить там и снимать этих непонятных монстров из далёкого прошлого.

[@ZEPELIN2007]

Hot Dog крыша опять обвалится

[@mrridley8967]

I feel a bit sad seeing the shuttles just laying there slowly rotting away

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Nat Ridley It’s true, but due all the attention I’m sure they will shine again in the future!

[@unknown-x6j]

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath there not the real space shuttle it ls endeavour Columbia Atlantis challenger discovery enterprise (constitution) old name this is it

[@tannerrutland2730]

Soul么Nathan Pubg Lite they aren’t NASA shuttles, they are uncompleted shuttles from the Soviet space program

[@unknown-x6j]

@@tannerrutland2730 buran??

[@mrridley8967]

Ik it's the Buran shuttles and I know there not NASA shuttles. These shuttles were so close to completion that's it's sad they never made it to space.

[@alextatkin1026]

This is one of the most incredible things ive seen on YT. Weve all seen the pictures of the shuttles. But you guys went inside of them. I am so jealous lol

[@difflockengage9228]

Who else can say they had to hide in a spaceship. Like can you imagine bringing that up at a party... "So this one time.... We infiltrated an active military complex and blah blah blah... SPACESHIP!!!!"

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

+Diff Lock Engage Haha! Most people will give me just a strange look 😂

[@DrakeKillah]

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath Yeah, that's the kind of stories teenagers make up to impress people... Who TF actually does it? And then has all the footage to prove it... Uploaded to KZbin for SVR to see XD If you guys aren't on a list in Russia, something is wrong in the world XD Great stuff though! You guys have the best and most insane Urbex videos I've ever seen! Keep it coming, I can't get enough!

[@falstoffe]

Yeah, that beats my "this one time, at band camp" story.

[@pvtaitchison]

Yeah yeah............ spaceship....... And your name is Napoleon Bonaparte?????

[@abhiverma9294]

When I started watching the video, I thought it would be like an official tour or something. But holy mother of god, totally unexpected surprise. A great video, subscribed.

[@Brinta3]

7:24 Those doors are much bigger than I thought at first! Great shot.

[@Eddie555neji]

Man this is my favorite exploration I have seen! Chilling moments!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks, checked our top 10 most dangerous adventures episode? They want us in prison for another explore we did last year🤨

[@Monnem68.]

Actually another Buran Spaceshuttle still exists today. And it even completed many flights in the atmosphere. It was some kind of "test spaceshuttle". Also there is a less complicated way to see it. You can see it in a big air- and spacecraft museum in Speyer, Germany!

[@Jokl92]

Breaking into a Russian military base like what could go wrong. :D

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

+Jokl92 😂

[@TuffBurnOutTeam]

Your lifes in your own Hands

[@tuneman7688]

We saw something like this in Goldeneye

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@Southpaw Yeah it would be the end of this channel due they would become ''missing'' people...

[@silent_bob_]

@Southpaw Buran is not based on US shuttle designs. The aerodynamic shape is the only thing they copied. Rest was independent development.

[@JanneFlinck]

Amazing amazing amazing!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

+Urban Exploration Finland with Janne Flinck thanks!

[@davidtrueslayor7474]

This was amazing hey I know you ! The Lapland Legend

[@baldewild8190]

David trueslayor i c u

[@Cube210]

I'm glad y'all did this one. Such a shame to know that these are wasting away in a hanger, but at least now the hard work of the engineers and workers can be seen by the world.

[@LukeGNGE]

One of the best exploring videos I have ever came across, thank you

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks, I am sure you will like the "most dangerous adventures" playlist too !

[@LukeGNGE]

@@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath looking at that right now got lots of good content to catch up on :)

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

@@LukeGNGE Enjoy and thanks for watching !

[@jonaslipensky4097]

Holy crap... This is the greatest URBEX i ever saw!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks, there are some other EPIC adventures on this channel :)

[@nilekelly1718]

I've watched this vid a hundred times, never fails to cause the hairs on my neck to stand, provoke goosebumps, and even break a tad of sweat. The Buran's front shots are like grinning reptilian skulls, the drone shots bring out the look of a flying creature entombed in some kind of "Valley Of The Kings" environment, permanently dead yet still very much alive as it rests in the desert-dusted peace of its former glory, all in company with the haunting background music as the drone seems to bow its head in grace to the ghostly-looking face and still wings, those wings still reaching out to fly, a flight of Eternity.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks for checking it so often😁 was an adventure to never forget. So sad 30% of the footage was lost here.. we also have some epic recent adventures like: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWTdgJ-chtuVis0

[@almightyarjen]

This is so cool!

[@Elborracho575]

AlmightyArjen subscribe

[@pgr3290]

When I see the abandoned Buran and facilities I just think of the cost, the time and the effort put into it all. It was state of the art at the time. Remember, on its test flight it took off, went into orbit, made re-entry, flew down and landed ALL BY ITSELF. Fully automated mission of a huge complex orbiter with up to that point only simulated flight characteristics. It was seriously impressive demonstration, this was the late 1980s, that's difficult to do now let alone 30 years ago! it must have cost the Soviet Union a fortune to build and they just shelved the whole thing. Their economy was so broken, the Chernobyl accident was possibly the final straw. The cost of that virtually bankrupted them and hastened the end of the Cold War.

[@edugator2242]

If you believe anything from Soviet history that was told by the Soviets, then you do not understand how propaganda works.

[@angeloritofasanaro9850]

History made soa dayprogress and followers Day involuzions

[@eugenweinbender9476]

Propaganda is your religion. You just didnt face it yet

[@angeloritofasanaro9850]

@@eugenweinbender9476 Dreams of mankind did not be propaganda.

[@pgr3290]

@@edugator2242 You do realise the Buran mission was filmed start to end right? You can see the footage of the thing flying itself and landing. Public domain stuff.

[@IronMikeMetaldetecting]

Wow! What an adventure! Great work guys, thanks for sharing it. :) Groet, Mike ps. Subscribed!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Iron Mike Metaldetecting Thanks a lot Mike !

[@corvid.monarchy4875]

This feels like watching a found footage horror movie… Great find!

[@ryelor]

Guys, this had me enthralled from the first few seconds. Subscribed and now working my way through your other videos! This is quite literally one of the best videos I've seen on KZbin in a long time. All my best to you and yours!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks a lot, glad you like them ! A lot of adventures are coming up: locations in USA, Europe and Asia :)

[@CaptainM792]

They need to put these two space shuttles inside a museum in the future so everyone around the world can see them.

[@ВалерийФёдоров-н5х]

Да папа это наше будущее, нет сынок это наше прошлое, Неодерталецы пришли к власти

[@TheNeToxic]

One Buran is in the "Technik Museum Speyer" in germany, if you ever get the chance to visit. It is quite spectacular.

[@JonahAberle]

woah this is incredible. so glad this got filmed.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Jonah Aberle Thanks A lot Jonah! A lot more adventures to come

[@patriciaq982]

Excitement, curiosity, expectation, interest, fear, pleasure and finally gratitude. It has been unbelievably amazing

[@AllanSpecter]

CADE OS VERDADEIROS FÃS DO RENATO GARCIA, CURTE AQUI

[@mazorckkkk]

Aopa tamo ai

[@pedrosouza4632]

Estou aqui

[@otakuuniversogames939]

aqui é brazil tmj renato garcia

[@guilhermegrau0632]

Aqui

[@maryycatalan2962]

Opaaa

[@GiACOMO271]

congratulations for this amazing video, the hangar and the planes were huge!! I never tought the soviets also were that close to build a working Space Shuttle!

[@avrorik369]

The Soviets actually built one that worked, and tested it on remote control. Then the USSR fell.

[@johnbrown9181]

@muya Metal .While the outsides look rather similar (mainly as the two craft had the exact same payload specifications), the insides are completely different, not to even mention it's way of attaining orbit. I was unable to find anything about Buran almost burning up - especially as it had a reentry profile much improved over the American Shuttles, so that the temperatures were hundreds of degrees (Celsius) lower. gizmodo.com/when-you-look-at-it-with-the-launch-system-all-similar-1710892741?IR=T

[@DagarCoH]

muya Metal Well, pretty much about the US Space Shuttle was public knowledge already (as NASA was and is a publicly funded organization), and it's not that the Soviets had no experience in space flight, so... you are over-dramatizing a bit imo and afaik.

[@osiris8637]

GiACOMO271 It did work but was only launched once in 1998 (March I think) it was supposedly better then the US counter part and not all of the design/s was/were stolen. It was obviously to compete with the US's shuttle and out of fear that they may be using theirs as a base for a delivery system for space based weaponry or to transport materials to the moon for a moon base.

[@DagarCoH]

Osiris November 1988. It was scratched in 1993.

[@sachinvenugopal7670]

Wow! That was amazing! You guys are so lucky to have seen all this!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks Sachin ! It's not lucky it's just a passion and hard work :)

[@AlexVentures.official]

This video was an incredible journey! The stunning visuals and insightful commentary made me feel like I was right there exploring alongside you. Your passion for discovery is truly inspiring, and the way you capture the beauty and wonder of each location is simply mesmerizing. Can't wait for your next adventure!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks! You can find more bold adventures like this one😁😇

[@phmwu7368]

Nothing changed since 2002, when one of the Russian "Buran" Space Shuttles was destroyed when the roof of its hangar collapsed. That Buran actually made an unmanned/remotely controlled spaceflight in November 1988. Want to see a Buran shuttle up close ? Visit the Technik museum Speyer in Rhineland Germany !

[@worldgonemad6226]

Ph MWU thats not a real one but a replica

[@kavian9620]

It wasn't remote controlled. It was on autopilot, huge difference.

[@HotCornerPula]

Legendary! It had to be a couple of crazy Dutch guys.... who else ... :)

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks Vladimir :) I am the only Dutch though, it was hard to find a crew willing to join..haha

[@woutmeulemans4853]

aren't they from Blegium

[@AHABNR.1]

at least 1 is from Denmark :D

[@mockingbird1991]

Quí dopo il video di Riccardo Dose, complimenti dall'Italia ragazzi... esplorazione fantastica! 👏👏👏

[@erichhitchcock3368]

Wow...you guys got balls to do these things! Thank you

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks Erich, did you see our 'Top 10 most dangerous adventures episode'?

[@erichhitchcock3368]

I've been watching many exploration channels, and just recently discovered you guys. I have had many Russian friends in my life, and used to date some Russian women when I lived in city of Boston. I would say that your channel is one of the best I have found thus far!

[@erichhitchcock3368]

I apologize, but I was assuming that you guys are from that part of the world...is that true?

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

@@erichhitchcock3368 We travel worldwide for these abandonments. I'm from The Netherlands, but I'm often in ex-soviet countries to document these abandoned places.

[@MickehPuppeh]

God, it's a shame to see them just rot away like this. They were so close...

[@Toro_Da_Corsa]

Russian ministry of culture is trying to acquire and relocate them both

[@georgebluck5036]

the shuttles dont look that big on there own but when they stood on the wing it dwarfs them , class vid

[@Martina-Kosicanka]

Antonov 225 was constructed to carry them. It could help you to imagine the size of Buran

[@wyqtor]

@@Martina-Kosicanka RIP An-225!

[@kwsms1101]

At year 2020, this clip still amazes me.

[@Microbex]

Jan for fanden, det er sgu pænt misundelsesværdig at du har været der. Fedt!

[@Panchosama2]

Never heard of those partially built Burans before, thought the last and only was destroyed under a collapsed hangar. This video, guys, is pure gold. You made my day.

[@yesandno389]

Это не Буран - это Буря. Версия шаттла 1.2.

[@cobolsaurus]

Beautiful aerial views. This video is so great at so many levels.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

+cobolsaurus Thanks mate! If you like this you will like the abandoned airport and submarine too! 🙂

[@MrTreblue]

This is just epic! One of the best abandoned places I have ever seen!

[@michaelhiggins7072]

Dude I would be beyond speechless to do that! So sick!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

It was crazy! Should go back one dag to make a decent video

[@haraldmiller7011]

This is the greatest shit I've ever seen in whole KZbin damn...!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

+Harald Miller Thanks mate! Don’t forget to check the Fukushima series!

[@Mechanicalrob]

Next week's episode; the crew are all glowing green at night.

[@Timico1000]

Same thought: you never know what you are touching or breathing.

[@DynamicDurge]

I was afraid that theyd breathe in asbestos or something when inside 😂

[@Krystalmyth]

Absolutely stunning footage. Seriously would have loved this to go on and on. You guys are phenomenal!!

[@aspiceronni4462]

Ive seen several documentaries on this EXACT SHUTTLE in this EXACT HANGAR, but damn, never anything like this. Excellent job. Thanks for taking all of us along.

[@toddsmitts]

You guys have the same spirit of adventure and discovery that the astronauts and cosmonauts have always had.

[@anthonyellis987]

When I thought I saw everything that could be explored, you DID this. This is absolutely amazing just to get into these places. Thanks.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks Anthony, check our latest episode..it's another killer :D

[@mete7212]

Wow! What an adventure! Great work guys .

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

mete mete Thanks a lot! It was on top of my bucketlist. In the next weeks i go to some other top3 locations on my bucketlist. Stay tuned 😎

[@StudjoInfinity]

Waarschijnlijk de meeste epische urban explorer plek die bestaat, maar ik zou er niet gaan! Respect en thx voor de videos!!!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks, vanavond komt weer een hele vette aflevering online !

[@maxmoovin]

EPIC, Mega huge balls guys, great job. I just subscribed.

[@mattexnz]

This is the most epic explore video I have come across so far. This is great. Thank you for your hard work and inspiration!

[@1desiloader999]

Who’s here after watching bald n bankrupt

[@ohjajohh]

Yes

[@gobfranklin6759]

wow, that is something to see up close! I have only seen pictures of them in storage and some video of flights. Hats off for the effort!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks for checking out! WE have way more of this kind of explorations on this channel :)

[@bobdebohemian8890]

Great video! That took guts, but actually getting into the crew compartment was worth it.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks, totally worth it indeed ! Have you seen the Fukushima series also?

[@dawnsabo117]

That was spectacular. Thank u from Florida's space coast. 🚀

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Cool ! Did you know there's an abandoned NASA rocket aswell?

[@dawnsabo117]

+Exploring the Unbeaten Path no, I did not. 😱

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

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[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

still on the list to visit once...

[@veeerzes]

Who cares, besides, the channel owners are Dutch, and in Dutch "u" is in fact a polite version of the Dutch "you". (as in "Dank u" which means thank you)

[@HT-ev3gg]

😍 Hypnotic video of such marvellous Technology 😍 Sad to see the shuttle biting dust after decommisioned of project 😢... what a wonderful feeling to see such magnificient piece of Detailed Science work. Great Video Guys... 👌👍.. Probably the best one so far.

[@mattmattelig]

the explorations you guys go on are amazing... i know i use "amazing" every time I comment on your videos, but I know of no other word to explain just how great your work is. Each video is better than the previous.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks for the kind words! And they are getting better. In this episode I had a really shitty camera and lost a lot of footage.

[@Kermit-der-Frosch]

i m very impressed from your adventure...thank you very mutch for all the videos...keep it up ! :-)

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks a lot for watching mate!

[@AdamStain]

Dumpert Squad haha, top video, geweldige beelden.

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Thanks Adam ! :)

[@jeremywades]

RT brought me

[@VanquisherUSMC]

Same here!

[@Dina_-gd5hb]

Adam Stain Ja en ik ben ook zelf Russische

[@leetillman2479]

Adam Stain the door for me to

[@qaiyumansari4564]

You guys are playing the real life Video Game! Amazing job! We should never forget our past! How amazing the world was back then!

[@ExploringtheUnbeatenPath]

Yes! This was a crazy adventure. We have many more cool adventured with better video quality!

[@AntlerAssassinTakovich]

I actually watched the Buran Launch. It was pretty spectacular and looks so much alike the space shuttle orbiter by NASA. minus the Rocket Engines. Launched on a EFT and 4 Boosters instead of like NASA’s 2 boosters. From what I’ve read it was a pretty successful program but with the fall of the Soviet Union the funding was cut. And the Soyuz became the workhorse for Russia and space travel.

[@jaime9014]

Russian copy American shuttles and technology as always.

[@bobjoe8244]

@@jaime9014 Surprisingly, it was actually better than the real space shuttle. It could carry more into space, could fly/land itself unmanned, and I believe it was safer because it used liquid fueled engines.

[@kennethr2906]

@@bobjoe8244 what they claim and reality are always different. Also, it's an obvious copy of design.. so they saved billions in research by stealing from the original.

[@arrant638]

@@kennethr2906 You write some kind of nonsense. The laws of physics are the same, and the fact that it looks like a Space Shuttle doesn't make it the same. Borrowing ideas is not worth denying, but it is stupid to blame copying. The modern prototype of the Dreamchaser shuttle looks the same as the Soviet projects of the 60s-70s - Spiral and Bor. But for some reason, the United States is allowed, but the rest of the world is not. I am silent about the technologies, personnel and data that the West received after the collapse of the USSR. The collapse of the USSR was a big sale. For example, the famous Pentium series of processors is named after the Soviet engineer who developed the Pentium architecture for Intel. This person in the USSR worked on Elbrus processors. This is one of many examples. Buran was launched into space without a crew, and it returned in unmanned mode, which was inaccessible to the Shuttle. This project should not be judged as independent. It was created in tandem with the Energia rocket, which was a more important project. What is important here is not the very fact of Buran's appearance, but the fact that the USSR was able to create it. This project has created many jobs. 1200 enterprises of the USSR worked on the project. Thanks to this, new technologies appeared that could be used in other projects and industries. And technology is the most important factor for dominance. With this project, the USSR challenged the dominance of the United States in the world.

[@kennethr2906]

@@arrant638 didn't read more than the first 2 lines of your rambling... I stand by what I said, They did COPY the shuttle... didn't say it was a bad idea... they obviously improved it since they didn't have to spend billions on the design....🖕