N-1 base showing the 30 NK-15 engines
__SPACER__ Note the people in the background for the massive scale. link » wistit »
View ArticleSoviet N1 moon rocket exploding
__SPACER__ The largest non-nuclear, man made explosion link » wistit »
View Article2 N1 rockets on the launch pad
__SPACER__ No N1 was ever successfully launched, and the explosion of one was the largest non-nuclear, man made explosion, in history. link » wistit »
View ArticleSoyuz 7K-L3
__SPACER__ This formed the orbital portion of the Russian Moon program, In conjunction with the N1 Rocket and LK lander link » wistit »
View ArticleN1 compared to Saturn V moon rocket
__SPACER__ The N1 is slightly smaller and was designed to carry a maximum payload of 90 tons vs 120 tons, but it had higher thrust. link » wistit »
View ArticleN1 booster in assembly hangar
__SPACER__ Showing the 30 motors of the largest rocket engine ever made. link » wistit »
View ArticleN1 NK-33 engine, still used today
__SPACER__ The only bit of the N1 program to survive was the NK-33 engine, which have been tested for use today, by Orbital Sciences, the company that formerly owned the satellite mapping system now...
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