waamoandy t1_j1yjjzd wrote on December 28, 2022 at 9:58 AM

Reply to comment by froggythefish in Historic first launch of Chinese private methane-fueled rocket ends in failure by returnofjuju

Russia was the first country to lose someone in a space vehicle. Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov died when the parachute system failed. That was April 24, 1967. Russia also lost 3 cosmonauts in space. The crew of Soyuz 11 died in 1971.

froggythefish t1_j1yjuxc wrote on December 28, 2022 at 10:03 AM

These were not “deleted from history”, it’s easily accessible, albeit unfortunate information.

TheGreatestOutdoorz t1_j226l5n wrote on December 29, 2022 at 2:49 AM

It was “erased” by the Soviet Union and only acknowledged after the Soviet Union fell. The better words would be suppressed or hidden, but I think we all know what he meant.

nycsingletrack t1_j224dio wrote on December 29, 2022 at 2:32 AM

There was also a launchpad explosion that killed a large number of ground crew and observers.

Google “Nedelin catastrophe”

Also “Plesetsk launch pad disaster”