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MRIA CARRIES SOVIET BURAN

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A Mria aircraft carries the Soviet space shuttle Buran above Le Bourqet airport, north of Paris, France, before landing for the 38th Le Bourget airshow, June 7, 1989. The Mria is an AN-225 jet transporter with a total weight of 600-tons when carrying Buran. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)