Explosion in the N1 Moon rocket, USSR giant rocket competing with the Saturn booster, caused by pressure waves between the boosters which ruptured fuel lines by the enormous vibration
Oh, and can we PLEASE knock it off with this stupid astronaut/cosmonaut thing? We're not star travelers, and they're not traveling the cosmos. Neither of us has made it past our own moon. Scientists and engineers are usually so specific with their jargon that other people can't understand them. Why do they persist with this Cold War name game, this constant reminder that we could so easily go back to the horrible way things were?
Wow, I thought the Cold War was over! Our American manned space program is like Microsoft: Once you get something awesome, scrap it and redesign everything. We got the coolest gear and can't afford to use it. The Russians got their R7/Soyuz system tweaked, and now they're the only ones who can put a person into orbit. They only recently quit doing for-profit passenger flights because their services are needed for the ISS. Our stuff is cool, but theirs is very safe and reliable. A fair trade-off.
"Buran was test flown into orbit on several occasions without crew"
Correction: Buran was flown once. It wasn't a huge accomplishment that it was unmanned. Earlier USSR and USA spacecraft had flown unmanned missions prior to being crewed, although the Space Shuttle was not one of them. Future versions of the Buran would have had life support systems for crewed missions.
Also, if you're looking for US firsts: orbital rendezvous; orbital docking; high orbit; long duration.
@itislupus08 Right here right now by fatboy slim
samthekingyo 1 month ago
what is the song?
itislupus08 1 month ago
nope, chuck testa
thewii552 1 month ago
N1 TO THE MOON
21boxhead 1 month ago
Oh, and can we PLEASE knock it off with this stupid astronaut/cosmonaut thing? We're not star travelers, and they're not traveling the cosmos. Neither of us has made it past our own moon. Scientists and engineers are usually so specific with their jargon that other people can't understand them. Why do they persist with this Cold War name game, this constant reminder that we could so easily go back to the horrible way things were?
dcs002 2 months ago
Wow, I thought the Cold War was over! Our American manned space program is like Microsoft: Once you get something awesome, scrap it and redesign everything. We got the coolest gear and can't afford to use it. The Russians got their R7/Soyuz system tweaked, and now they're the only ones who can put a person into orbit. They only recently quit doing for-profit passenger flights because their services are needed for the ISS. Our stuff is cool, but theirs is very safe and reliable. A fair trade-off.
dcs002 2 months ago
Soviet space program: rockets in space, starvation on the group.
hsfbunny 2 months ago
@teomeimf You mean Von Braun?
AgrivatedKillah 2 months ago
@gnark1ll1us
"Buran was test flown into orbit on several occasions without crew"
Correction: Buran was flown once. It wasn't a huge accomplishment that it was unmanned. Earlier USSR and USA spacecraft had flown unmanned missions prior to being crewed, although the Space Shuttle was not one of them. Future versions of the Buran would have had life support systems for crewed missions.
Also, if you're looking for US firsts: orbital rendezvous; orbital docking; high orbit; long duration.
specieszero 2 months ago
@gnark1ll1us You are a god in your own right. Rock on man.
xXDEICIDE216Xx 2 months ago