Her name is Lana Sator and she snuck into one of NPO Energomash factories outside of Moscow. Her photos are amazing, like sets straight out of Star Wars or Alien. Now the Russian government is harassing her. Posted on 01/06/2012 6:46:38 PM PST by LibWhacker
Her name is Lana Sator and she snuck into one of NPO Energomash factories outside of Moscow. Her photos are amazing, like sets straight out of Star Wars or Alien. Now the Russian government is harassing her.
It was easy to get in. She just went there, jumped over the fence and got right into the heart of the complex through a series of tunnels and pipes, which was very surprising. After all, this is an active industrial installation that belongs to one of the top manufacturers of liquid-fuel rockets in the world. Their engines power the modern Soyuz, the Zenit 3SL, and the Angara and Baikal launch vehicles. Heck, their RD-180 engine powers the first stage of the Atlas V, an American rocket. More importantly, they have specially strong ties to the Russian military.
And yet, she found nobody. No guards, no security. Nothing. Just a few CCTV cameras here and there in rooms packed with huge machinery.
While some of these zones look decrepit and abandoned, the factory is active. In fact, the government is really pi**ed off about Lana's adventure. The authorities have sent her letters saying that her situation will get "much worse" if she keeps posting photos from the factory.
But Lana doesn't seem to give a da** about it. She posted the letters on her site, which makes me want to go to Moscow, become her friend and party hard for a whole week. This girl is cooler and more bad*** than I will ever be.
That or she's crazy.
I don't care. Whatever it is, I love her.
This shot is absolutely spectacular. It looks like an abandoned core in the Death Star.
The factory from outside. 
Lana. Not only she's bad***, but mighty cute. 
The view from one of the massive towers. 
Anyone knows what this may be? Apart from a massive structure made of pure awesome, I mean. 
They keep the baby Sarlaccs here. 
Massive pipes in perfect state. 
One of the active rooms in the site. 
The factory working, spewing smoke as seen from Moscow. “Like Half-Life.”
Much more like S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
I think she’s hott from russia with luv lol
I'm guessing some of these pics show the actual route she took to get inside. But she should definitely call up the CIA and offer to be their guide for a day. Although if the place is as poorly guarded -- or completely abandoned -- as this one appears to be, one would hope the CIA has been in there on numerous occasions over the years (to take the their new trainees on class outings, say?).
Do you have the link for that? Sounds like something I need to see. jeez, i watched some youtubes, once, Vice Guide to North Korea. They were pretty fascinating too.
Are you volunteering to clean up the place for Igor Hickam and his Ruski Rocket Boys?
she’s on the set of Dr. Who.
Some common place some not: at Goldstone, on White Sands, inside the lab at the VLA site, on broadcast towers to 1350 ft., inside a large step by step phone switch station, inside Dunntech’s audio lab, and a few places that probably would be better not to mention. Have some interesting memorabilia.
BUT I never broke in like this sweet young thing did. That took some brass indeed. Probably knew more about what was going on inside the places I was in.
Looks exactly like a scene from one of the STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl or Call of Pripyat games.
her website where the pics came from, too bad it’s all in Cyrillic... http://lana-sator.livejournal.com/160176.html#cutid1
BTTT
The Putin FSB press services regret (tee-hee, snicker) to report that shortly before midnight gunmen forced their way into the young woman’s apartment and shot her . . . .
Best post in a long time.
Looks like an X box game background.
Here's a US MIRV (Peacekeeper) with the nose cone removed:
And here's how it looks downrange (with dummy warheads):
Nah - piece of cake. Google Translate is your friend...
http://translate.google.com/
The first two paragraphs:
Open Joint Stock Company "NPO Energomash Academician VP Glushko," is the leading company in the world to develop a powerful liquid rocket engines for space launch vehicles, one of the world's leading high-tech and high tech products. The history of the company dates back to May 15, 1929. Over the years there were developed some 60 rocket engine, which was made in the run and operated and continue to operate in the space and military rockets.
As I posted ...
Doh - A thousand apologies!
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