Kristall
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Kristall, was the second module on the Mir space station. It was the second module to be installed on Mir. It was launched May 31, 1990 on a Proton-K and docked autonomously on June 10, 1990.
Kristall in 1997
APAS-89 docking mechanisms on Kristall
Depiction of the Buran docked with Mir.
Buran (spacecraft)
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Buran was the first flight orbiter to be produced as part of the Soviet/Russian Buran programme. The Buran orbiters were similar in design to the U.S. Space Shuttle. Buran completed one uncrewed space
Kristall
…mentioned, Kristall was designed in relation with the Buran programme, and carried two APAS-89 docking ports which were designed to be compatible with the Buran shuttle. After the Buran programme was cancelled, the lateral docking node was used in conjunction with the Shuttle–Mir program, the radial port never…
Buran on An-225 at the 1989 Paris Air Show
Buran on a Soviet stamp, with an Energia rocket.
Buran heat tiles visible on the OK-GLI atmospheric test article, on display at the Technik Museum Speyer
Top of the Buran crew module, at the front of the ship, with the flight deck (Command Compartment - KO) visible through the payload bay windows.