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Transportation of the shuttle to the VDNKh park

On june 17, 2014 the Moscow's mayor announced that the test shuttle OK-TVA will be moved to the VNDKh exposition park (actually VVTs). The definitive location will be in front of the pavilion 20, not far from the Vostok rocket.

Photo of the dismantling and the transportation

The transportation of the shuttle took place during the night 5 to 6 July 2014 and needed 7 trucks and decks as well as 2 lifting cranes.

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At the VDNKh park, july 2014

The assembling then took some days from the 7 to 20 of July.

OK-TVA shuttle at the VDNKh (photo Marc Courbin)