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Soviet space disasters: The tragedies they hid for decades

The USSR buried its worst space failures. The Nedelin catastrophe killed dozens, the N1 created apocalyptic explosions, and secrets were kept from grieving families for generations. The true cost of ...
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Disasters in space tragic stories from the US-Soviet space race Hermann Woydt

Introduction -- Fire onboard: Apollo 1 -- Death in a fireball: Soyuz 1 -- Nerves like wire rope: Gemini 6A -- Emergency landing in the Pacific: Gemini 8 -- Death at supersonic speed: X-15 -- Odyssey ...
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Plutopia : nuclear families, atomic cities, and the great Soviet and American plutonium disasters / Kate Brown

Part One. Incarcerated space and Western nuclear frontiers -- Mr. Matthias goes to Washington -- Labor on the lam -- "Labor shortage" -- Defending the nation -- The city plutonium built -- Work and ...