Hey everyone, I'm the Canadian photographer in the interview who filmed these clips during my 2nd trip. My first trip was in 2019. Happy to answer any questions! 🚀

@viktoriusnepomuk5716

20 күн бұрын

During your exploration, did you conduct a preliminary analysis to identify the presence or potential exposure to chemical contaminants, such as lead-based compounds, volatile organic solvents, or industrial process residues? If yes what measures did you take to protect yourself, and what do you recommend to other intrepid photographers who also wish to visit abandoned locations? Thank you for the beautiful images!

@chrisluckhardt

20 күн бұрын

​@@viktoriusnepomuk5716 Excellent questions! I did as much research as possible on those points and everything else you can imagine for such an adventure. But it's a classified site so detailed information is minimal. I've explored several dangerous and toxic places around the world and take necessary precautions on a case by case basis (e.g., respirators, protective clothing). I understand the risks and take responsibility for my activities. I recommend against doing these types of activities, but anyone who does it should be extremely cautious, research as much as possible, wear protective clothing, bring emergency supplies, stay hydrated, and be prepared for the unexpected. Also, wear sunscreen (hat tip to Baz Luhrmann).

@chrisluckhardt

20 күн бұрын

@@viktoriusnepomuk5716 I answered but my long comment was blocked, sorry! In short, yes.

@maliabletick9557

20 күн бұрын

How were you able to bypass security without being seen?

@JuzzerMiner

19 күн бұрын

Has Russia come after you yet?

Should’ve found a way inside of it. That would’ve been cool!

@JuzzerMiner

19 күн бұрын

No

@GHOSTwarrior213x

19 күн бұрын

@@JuzzerMiner - You’re telling me that seeing the inside wouldn’t be cool?

@lmtrains

17 күн бұрын

I believe kreosan has

@kylebieth3678

17 күн бұрын

​@@JuzzerMineryou must be a blast to hang out with😒

@ultimateanthony1883

17 күн бұрын

Inside would be toxic with asbestos moulding. Possibly carcinogenic Soviet quality . Material 😂😂😂😂

Fun fact the an-225 mirya was originally built to carry those shuttles

I went to an aircraft museum around Washington DC. They had a space shuttle... the boosters behind it made me feel like an ant.

The baikonur, and the buran. I've been there, I've seen it. Cheers

The sadness of futility, of unfulfilled potential.

@chrisluckhardt

17 күн бұрын

Yours might be the best comment in the whole thread.

Looks like Fallout

@jordanvannortwick9426

14 күн бұрын

Looks more like dayz. Especially those portable walls.

The Boran it’s amazing, I’d love to see it in person

They should be transported out of there and preserved in a museum.

@chrisluckhardt

13 күн бұрын

A crew from the original manufacturing team inspected the shuttles and building in September 2021. They reported that the shuttles would have to be dismantled to be moved, and the building is at imminent risk of collapse. Hopefully something is done to save them before it's too late!

I would argue that the overwhelming stimulation is subjective (each to their own)

Buran was better and more capable then the US Space Shuttle. So why wasn't it used? Because the Soviet Union collapsed. If Russia would of some how given it to the US, it would still be flying as it would of been cheaper as it was able to take heavier payloads. The flight computers were better also.

@chrisluckhardt

20 күн бұрын

You've done your homework! Perfect summary!

@tiffanylocus251

19 күн бұрын

What made the space ship better?

@chrisluckhardt

19 күн бұрын

@@tiffanylocus251 Generally speaking, it was an evolution of the US space shuttles, so it was naturally a better space vehicle (similar to how a 1985 car was an evolution of a 1980 model). But the Soviet shuttles had several design differences, including autonomous flight capability, a higher payload capacity, launching on the versatile Energia rocket rather than an integrated system, a more advanced heat shield, and more safety features including more mission abort capabilities.

@MrBringus

18 күн бұрын

Only issue I have with these statements is the “giving them to the us”. Russia or even the Soviet Union would never ever give any of their space technology to the US.

@chrisluckhardt

18 күн бұрын

@@MrBringus I would love to see the Ptichka shuttle parked beside its cousin Discovery. But it will never happen, just like you said.

It’s so anguishing… but also very interesting to watch 👍🏻

Very interesting thank you for sharing😊

@chrisluckhardt

20 күн бұрын

Full video is on my channel! 🚀

Raketoplan Buran is sleeping there 😃

Dudes lack of eyebrows is way more captivating

@chrisluckhardt

18 күн бұрын

Weird…I see them in the video and in the mirror every morning lol. Do we all have to be Martin Scorsese?

Bald and bankrupt video on this place is amazing

@chrisluckhardt

20 күн бұрын

You could watch mine 3 years before his or this one a few months later to see what it's like to get down to the shuttles and also not be caught. 👀

@ronj9933

18 күн бұрын

@@chrisluckhardtsubbed!

Wow!!! 👏 👏 👏 👏

No more: roof caved in and flooded everything years ago.

@tombouley1773

13 күн бұрын

Not completely true. The only one to ever fly was destroyed in the hanger collapse in 2002. But I believe the one pictured here is the second one built and was only ever 90% completed but still exists

So, we now leave space shuttles just laying around in foreign countries?

@JasonEyestone

20 күн бұрын

🙄 calm down Tucker, this was and still is a part of Russia’s space program. This isn’t another “Biden left all the plans behind enemy lines” situation as much as it looks like you want it to be. I hope nothing but good health and happiness for you and your family, cheers.

@billbolton7108

20 күн бұрын

No just the Russian cheap ripoffs

@chrisluckhardt

20 күн бұрын

_Edit: It’s amusing to see Americans in the replies below believing the fictional NBC News story from 2008. That journalist fabricated stories about faulty Buran tiles and electronics, all of which have since been debunked by valid verified sources. Links aren’t allowed in comments so do your own unbiased research._ Sadly, yes. The full video on my channel shows a clip in August 1995 of them parking the shuttles in the refuelling building. The new Russia government didn't have funding and quietly "forgot" about the Buran program. My take is that it was a bit of an embarrassment that they squandered $125 billion (in today's money) for mostly nothing.

@joshuauriarte452

20 күн бұрын

It's name is Buran, it was Russia's version of the space shuttle. It didn't work well because the Soviet Union collapsed. It was actually better with NASA agreeing.

@chrisluckhardt

20 күн бұрын

@@joshuauriarte452 The spacecraft itself was more advanced than the US shuttles - an evolution on what already existed. But, as you stated, the Soviets and later Russia didn't have the funding to continue and spent $125 billion (in today's US funds) on a now-abandoned facility at the Cosmodrome.

🤯🤯🤯

Hmmm, if it's actively being patrolled, it's not exactly abandoned...

@chrisluckhardt

19 күн бұрын

Dictionary definition: left to fall into a state of disuse

@drmaulana2600

13 күн бұрын

It is abandoned, just because it's patrolled doesn't meant it's still in use or being taken care of.

Thats how they play with contributions

Wow

Now, let a russian go and try this in america and let's see what the outcome will be.

real life launchsite

Wow, doing something others have already done and then being awed at vehicles copied from the US space shuttle.

@chrisluckhardt

17 күн бұрын

People were going there for more than 10 years before my first 2019 trip. It's no big deal. And you'd know these shuttles aren't copies if you were educated on the subject.

So the roof didn’t collapse and crush the vehicle?

@chrisluckhardt

18 күн бұрын

Different building and Buran shuttle. The first Buran-class shuttle was destroyed in 2002 when the roof of the MIK building collapsed. The back shuttle in these clips is the second of the Buran-class shuttles and was 95% completed.

i thought the space shuttles in that hanger were a prototype and never could actually run

@chrisluckhardt

17 күн бұрын

The front space shuttle is a full scale engineering mock up. The back space shuttle is a 95% complete model and was scheduled for an autonomous orbital mission to the Mir space station.

make you wonder who designed and built this ship first Russia or US

@chrisluckhardt

18 күн бұрын

The US was first and it prompted Soviet authorities to cancel their original concept and build a competing space shuttle. Buran ended up being unique rather than a direct copy but it drained the Soviet economy significantly.

Casual espionage

I just hope Soviets could've finished it. We would've a much reliable way to travel to space until SpaceX came up.

@chrisluckhardt

12 күн бұрын

Soviets did finish one of five orbiters. One reached orbit in 1988. The back shuttle in these clips was 95% complete and had a scheduled mission to connect with the Mir space station. Three others were slight redesigns and production was underway - the third orbiter was 50% complete.

You didn't take one for a spin? Wasted trip if you ask me. 😉

@chrisluckhardt

20 күн бұрын

I accidentally left my jumper cables at the hotel!

@_F_J_B_

20 күн бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt Aaaarrgghh. Nobody taught you how to hotwire one?

How many shuttles

@chrisluckhardt

18 күн бұрын

Now? Two in this building, one in a German museum, and one in a Moscow hangar. Five were built or being built for orbit and multiple shuttle bodies were built for non-orbital testing purposes. Of the five intended for orbital missions, one reached orbit, one was 95% complete (seen in this video), and three others were 50% or less completed by the time the program was cancelled.

DayZ IRL

So you were trespassing.

@chrisluckhardt

17 күн бұрын

Astute observation lol

@jordanvannortwick9426

14 күн бұрын

Oh no

you mean you broke in...?

@chrisluckhardt

5 күн бұрын

You were at the top of your class, weren’t you?

@supertrooper3438

5 күн бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt bro this vid is illegal though

Tell me you're Canadian "withoat" telling me you're Canadian. 🤔🤨

@chrisluckhardt

13 күн бұрын

Do I sound Canadian? When I'm outside North America people frequently think I sound American. I tell them I'm Canadian and they're suddenly more friendly! For real.

russia keep doin what theyre doin an they'll get sent to space, rocket free

Looks like a good way to spend some prison time in Russia😂😂

@chrisluckhardt

19 күн бұрын

Anyone who was caught stayed in jail overnight before being released. One person I spoke to spent two days.

Bald and bankrupt beat you there

It's all theater. We don't go anywhere except beyond the ice wall.

What is a space shuttle doing there?? I thought we were the ones that had that

@famlrnamemssng

15 күн бұрын

The Soviet Union had their own version of the shuttle called Buran which only made 1 unmanned flight

In Kazakhstan? Space shuttles in storage? That is too much of a stretch to believe.

@allanfifield8256

18 күн бұрын

Not US space shuttles. Russian space shuttles that never flew.

@wlodell

18 күн бұрын

@@allanfifield8256 Thanks, I was not very attentive while reading.

@famlrnamemssng

15 күн бұрын

Not shuttles. Buran.

bald & bankrupt

I don't understand why abandoned soviet shuttle, nobody there anymore??????😳😳😳 I thought Russian loves go out to space????🤔🤔🤔🤔 Makes no sense!!!🙄🙄🙄 Russian woman😊 was first astronaut in June 16 1963 to become hero of the Soviet Union🤗🎉

@chrisluckhardt

19 күн бұрын

Valentina Tereshkova, who just turned 87!

@dinamoon2406

19 күн бұрын

@@chrisluckhardt yeah! It's definitely her!

@allanfifield8256

18 күн бұрын

Lack of $$$$

Wow