\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH DATE: \<COLOUR 0> November 15, 1988
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Central Asia
\<COLOUR 1> FLIGHT TIME: \<COLOUR 0> 3 hr 25 min
\<COLOUR 1> LANDING SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Baikonur Cosmodrome, Central Asia
\<COLOUR 1> CREW: \<COLOUR 0> Unmanned
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> USSR
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> First flight of the Soviet space shuttle, under remote control; orbiter Buran carried into orbit by the Soviet super rocket Energia.