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The Soviet moon rocket that exploded like a nuclear blast, N-1’s catastrophic launch two weeks before Apollo 11
In July 1969, the Soviet N-1 moon rocket detonated at Baikonur in one of history’s most powerful non-nuclear explosions, just weeks before Apollo 11. From intelligence briefings and rushed launch ...
This video dives into the N1 mega booster that detonated over Baikonur in July 1969, the CIA’s secret monitoring of Soviet launches, and how multiple hidden failures quietly ended the USSR’s chances ...
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