The N1 rocket that they created to take them there was almost as big as the Saturn V that took Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the Moon. It was a bit shorter, and a bit lighter ...

On July 3, 1969, an unthinkable event unfolded at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, as the Soviet N1 rocket, a colossal machine designed to send astronauts to the moon, exploded with ...

Flight History of N1 Rocket N1 1L – full scale dynamic test model, each stage was individually dynamically tested; the full N1 stack was only tested at 1/4 scale. N1 2L (1M1) – Facilities Systems ...

No rocket has ever used so many engines before. The closest comparison is the Soviet Union's N1 rocket, which had a first stage powered by 30 NK-15 liquid-fueled engines.

On July 3, 1969, the Soviet Zond L1S-2 was getting ready to head into space when disaster struck. For a few moments, the craft lifted into the night sky. Then, it exploded.

Elon Musk reveals higher payload capacity for Starship, surpassing previous estimates. Starship's superiority sets it apart from the Soviet Union's failed N1 rocket, ultimately halting the former ...

The Starship's many engines are isolated from each other, preventing the risk of one engine failure causing failure of all as in the case of the Soviet Union's N1 rocket, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said ...

During the Space Race, the Soviet Union built its own moon rocket and lunar lander to beat Americans to the moon. See how the Soviet N-1 moon rocket and lander worked in this SPACE.com infographic.

The previous record holder was the the Soviet Union's N1 rocket designed to go to the moon. It had 30 engines and was launched four times between 1969 and 1972.