N1 3L – first launch attempt, engine fire, exploded at 12 km. N1 4L – Block A LOX tank developed cracks; never launched, parts from Block A used for other launchers; rest of airframe structure ...

The second N1 rocket, designated 5L, reached the pad in the summer of 1969, after Apollo 9 and Apollo 10 had already completed dress rehearsal missions ahead of the actual lunar landing attempt ...

The images appear on the site of the Russian Strength Research Center. They show new views of the mighty N1 rocket, the Soviet equivalent of America's Saturn 5 booster. The images show early test ...

Starship's superiority sets it apart from the Soviet Union's failed N1 rocket, ultimately halting the former nation's moon aspirations. The higher payload capacity of Starship opens up ...