The N1 was the Soviet counterpart to the US Saturn V Apollo program and was intended to enable crewed travel to Earth's Moon and beyond. All four attempts to launch an N1 failed, with the second attempt resulting in the vehicle crashing back onto its launch pad shortly after liftoff and causing one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in human history. 0:00 Introduction 0:02 21 February 1969 09:18:07 Baikonur Site 110/38 1:56 3 July 1969 20:18:32 Baikonur Site 110/38 3:11 26 June 1971 23:15:08 Baikonur Site 110/37 5L - Zond L15-2 4:09 23 November 1972 06:11:55 Baikonur Site 110/37
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