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In a Baikonur Hangar, a Soviet Shuttle Had Been Sleeping Since 1988 and Had Flown only Once, Until This Morning in May 2002, when Eight Workers Were Working Above It.
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On 12 May 2002, in Baikonur, the roof of Building 112 collapsed on Buran, the only Soviet shuttle to take off, killing eight workers. After its only automated flight in 1988, the shuttle had been sleeping for 14 years in a poorly maintained hangar, which remains a symbol of the abandoned remnants of the Soviet space programme. More
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