In July 1969, as Apollo 11 closed in on the Moon, the Soviet N1 moon rocket collapsed back onto its launch pad and unleashed one of history’s most powerful non-nuclear explosions. From declassified ...
After Sputnik, Soviet designers quietly explored Zvezda, a self sufficient lunar settlement made of partially buried modules meant to survive radiation and impacts. But when the N1 moon rocket ...
CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — NASA stated that it is still committed to the launch date of the Crew-12 mission, but admits that the mission may be held off after an issue with a Falcon 9 rocket ...