Here is a Buran, the Soviet-era reusable space vehicle, similar to the shuttle, at the Baikonur space museum. It is slightly larger than the shuttle, and was launched on a larger rocket. It flew once in space, without human crew, as a test -- before the economic crisis attending the collapse of the Soviet Union ended the program. Actually ten were built, so this is not unique.
Here I am at the controls. This is the copilot seat.
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