N1 lunar rocket program
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The N1 lunar rocket program was the Soviet Union’s ambitious but ultimately unsuccessful effort to develop a super-heavy launch vehicle capable of sending cosmonauts to the Moon during the space race.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet space program
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lunar exploration program ⓘ super-heavy launch vehicle development program ⓘ |
| aimedAt | sending cosmonauts to the Moon ⓘ |
| cancellationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| chiefDesigner | Sergei Korolev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| crewedFlights | 0 ⓘ |
| developedBy | OKB-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstLaunchDate | 21 February 1969 ⓘ |
| firstStageDesignation | Block A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineCount | 30 ⓘ |
| firstStageEngineType | NK-15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthLaunchDate | 23 November 1972 ⓘ |
| intendedCompetitor |
Saturn V launch vehicle
NERFINISHED
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United States Apollo program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedCrewSize | 2 cosmonauts ⓘ |
| intendedLunarLandingCrew | 1 cosmonaut on the surface ⓘ |
| intendedLunarOrbitCrew | 1 cosmonaut in lunar orbit ⓘ |
| intendedMissionProfile | lunar orbit rendezvous ⓘ |
| intendedPayload | L3 lunar complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterFirstStageEngineType | NK-33 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchOutcome | all four launches failed ⓘ |
| launchPad | Site 110 at Baikonur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| numberOfTestFlights | 4 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soviet crewed lunar program
NERFINISHED
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space race ⓘ |
| publicDisclosure | major details revealed after collapse of Soviet Union ⓘ |
| reasonForCancellation |
high cost and technical risk
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loss of political priority after Apollo successes ⓘ repeated launch failures ⓘ |
| reasonForFailure |
complex engine plumbing and control issues
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first-stage engine reliability problems ⓘ lack of full-scale static test stand for first stage ⓘ |
| rocketConfiguration | three-stage design for lunar missions ⓘ |
| rocketName | N1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rocketType | expendable launch vehicle ⓘ |
| secondLaunchDate | 3 July 1969 ⓘ |
| secondStageDesignation | Block B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secrecy | program details kept highly classified during Soviet era ⓘ |
| status | cancelled ⓘ |
| successorChiefDesigner | Vasily Mishin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyLegacy |
NK-33 engines later used in other launch vehicles
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experience with clustered-engine first stages ⓘ |
| testFlightDesignation |
N1-3L
NERFINISHED
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N1-5L NERFINISHED ⓘ N1-6L NERFINISHED ⓘ N1-7L NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdLaunchDate | 27 June 1971 ⓘ |
| thirdStageDesignation | Block V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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