Happy 25th Birthday Buran!

Happy 25th Birthday Buran! The only orbital launch of Buran occurred at 3:00 UTC on 15 November 1988 from Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 110/37. It was lifted into orbit unmanned by the specially designed Energia rocket. Buran was the first space shuttle to perform an unmanned flight, including landing in fully automatic mode.
The unmanned flight was the first time that a spacecraft of this size and complexity had been launched, completed maneuvers in orbit, re-entered the atmosphere, and landed under automatic guidance
(Energia)