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Launching a spacecraft is hard, but U.S. and Soviet disasters show that getting safely back to Earth is even harder; engineers face huge challenges for a safe splashdown.

Space Disasters

Failure at Re-Entry

The U.S. and Soviet Union's early space programs face incredible engineering challenges, but catastrophic losses are converted into victories of engineering and the human spirit.

First Generation

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A tribute to the bold men and women who put their lives on the line in order to get a foothold in space, sometimes with disastrous results.