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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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Inside the N-1 disaster at Baikonur, the Soviet Saturn V rival that detonated and shattered the moon race

Two weeks before Apollo 11, the USSR’s N-1 mega booster rose from Baikonur and detonated in one of history’s most powerful non-nuclear explosions. This is the behind-the-scenes story of how a single ...
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OTD In Space - January 4: NASA Cancels Apollo 20 Moon Mission

On 1970, NASA cancelled the Apollo 20 moon mission. This came just six months after Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil ...

As NASA prepares to bring Crew-11 home, look back at 5 space emergencies

As NASA prepares to bring Crew-11 home early, here's a look at other medical issues or space emergencies that NASA has ...