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The night the Soviet moon rocket exploded, the N1 disaster that nearly changed the space race
In July 1969, just weeks before Apollo 11, the Soviet Union lost its giant N1 moon rocket in one of the most powerful non nuclear explosions in history. Kept secret for decades, the disaster revealed ...
NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded and broke apart Jan. 28, 1986, in the sky over East-Central Florida, killing the ...
NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts ...
Here’s a look at space accidents that have affected astronauts or other staff related to spaceflight. Accidents that involved unmanned spacecraft are not included. Timeline October 24, 1960 – The ...
40 years ago on Jan. 28, 1986, 7 spacefarers were killed when shuttle Challenger exploded midair after launching from Kennedy ...
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The night the Soviet moon rocket exploded, inside the N1 disaster that shook the space race
In July 1969, just days before Apollo 11, the Soviet Union’s N1 moon rocket lifted off with 30 engines firing at once, then detonated in a blast of near nuclear scale. Declassified accounts reveal how ...
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