Inside the CIA Plan to Steal Soviet Missile Data; ... The second N1 rocket, designated 5L, reached the pad in the summer of 1969, ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Russia's space program, under the direction of revered rocket scientist Sergei Korolev, tried to do this with the super-heavy N1 rocket in the 1960s. Its first stage was powered by 30 NK-15 engines.