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Buran Buran

Feel free to sing to this post, as it’s mystery, riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma meaning that no-one really knows. Here’s a hint: The reflex is a lonely child, who’s waiting by the park. The reflex is in charge of finding treasure in the dark. And watching over lucky clover, isn’t that bizarre? And every little thing the reflex does. Got it? No, us either, but we do thank Duran Duran for creating the soundtrack to this inspiring journey, a journey that takes us to one of the scarier parts of the Soviet Union – in particular, Kazakhstan. Or, perhaps, Duran Duranistan. Your guess is as good as ours.

If tootling around in a luxury camper isn’t your thing, then watch the video below. Bundle up, take your energy bars and water bottles to see how the other half lived – in this case Russian cosmonauts as they tried to one-up their US counterparts to be the first to take a shuttle into space. And you can see this rather amazing device up close and personal.

Want to see the Buran Shuttle up close and personal? It’s at the Technic Museum Speyer in Germany Click here.

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