Первый полет МТКС «Энергия» — «Буран» / First flight of “Energia - Buran“

November 15th, 1988. Baikonur Chromosome, launch pad 110/35. T minus 18 seconds. Universal transport rocket-space system “Energy-Buran” is ready for launch. 12 years in the making this day was preceded by launch abort on 29th of October. With millions of viewers watching the broadcast on live TV the tension was palpable... Launch objective was to continue flight testing of Energia rocket and verify functioning of enitre structure, including onboard systems of Buran orbital spacecraft during most stresf