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- On October 24, 1960 a rocket exploded on a launchpad at Baikonur Cosmodrome and caused the death of over 100 military personnel, engineers, and technicians.
Question 1:
On October 24, 1960 a rocket exploded on a launchpad at Baikonur Cosmodrome and caused the death of over 100 military personnel, engineers, and technicians. While once thought to have been space related, it later became known that the accident was connected with the development of a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. The incident was covered up by the Soviet government and did not emerge until the 1990s. What is this incident known as?
A. R-16 conspiracy
B. Korolev disaster
C. Yangel incident
D. Nedelin catastrophe
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