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The N1 explosion at Baikonur, July 3, 1969, the Soviet moon rocket that detonated weeks before Apollo 11

Weeks before Apollo 11, the Soviet Union tried to save its lunar ambitions with the N1, a super heavy rocket meant to rival Saturn V, and watched it collapse into a massive non-nuclear blast at ...
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The Soviet N1 rocket disaster, how a 30 engine moon rocket caused the largest non nuclear explosion ever

In July 1969, the Soviet Union’s N1 moon rocket ignited all 30 engines and detonated on the launch pad, creating one of the most powerful non nuclear explosions in history. This is the story of how a ...