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The Soviet N1 disaster of 1969, the massive moon rocket explosion that shook the space race
Just weeks before Apollo 11 reached the Moon, the Soviet Union attempted to launch its massive N1 rocket, the centerpiece of its secret lunar program. The result was one of the most powerful ...
The Soviet Moon race came down to a single night at Baikonur in July 1969, when the N1 booster rose, faltered, and detonated in a fireball seen for miles. Then the story rewinds to the Nedelin ...
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