SOVIET SPACE SHUTTLE ON THE LAUNCH PAD, Ronald C. Wittmann, 1986. As part of its efforts to militarize space, the USSR pressed forward with an active research and development program in the 1970s centered at Tyuratam. The Buran Space Shuttle effort led to a number of brief test flights in the 1980s, but a lack of financial support has halted these activities today. (DIA Military Art Collection)