The Shocking Truth Behind the Soviet Union's R-16 Rocket Development #history #books #viral

Foul stuff. The commander of the strategic rocket forces of the USSR, Marshal Mitroff and Nadellen, was responsible for the development of the R-16. In order to boost his political profile, Nadellen decided to get the R-16 rocket ready for the Bolshevik revolution's anniversary. This led to him pressure on Yangel and the entire team of R-16. The timetable for preparing the R-16 rocket was accelerated, and a number of sensible safety measures were overlooked. Per the original schedule, the flight testing was to be conducted in July 1961, about 10 months later. Owing to the rush in the development of the rocket, Yangel failed to secure his preferred team to design the R-16's electrical guidance system. In place of Nikolai Piliugin, who handled the major designing tasks, Boris Koneklev, a radio engineering expert and inventor, was used instead. This was to prove disastrous.

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