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The Mighty N-1: 30 Engines to Reach the Moon

By Staff Writers on December 3, 2012 in The Apollo Program

Space Safety » Archive » Space Exploration » The Apollo Program » The Mighty N-1: 30 Engines to Reach the Moon

While the Soviet Union may not have reached the Moon back at the height of the Cold War, they were certainly working on it. Here, meet the N-1, the brainchild of engineer Sergey Korolyov. The rocket and its four failed launches remained a state secret for decades.


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TagsCold WarMoonN-1Sergey KrolyovSoviet Union

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