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The Soviet launch disaster worse than Challenger, the Baikonur explosion the Kremlin hid for decades
In the early space race, the Soviet Union suffered a launchpad disaster so lethal it vanished from public history for decades. From the 1960 Nedelin catastrophe to the N1 moon rocket’s apocalyptic ...
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The Soviet space disaster hidden for decades, the 1960 Baikonur explosion that killed over 100 people
In October 1960, a rushed missile launch at Baikonur erupted into a firestorm so lethal the Soviet Union buried the truth for decades. This is the story of Nedelin’s Catastrophe, the political ...
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