The Soviet Union’s N1 moon rocket was designed to beat the USA to the Moon, but its catastrophic failure was sealed by one fatal design choice: a complex, unstable 30-engine cluster on its first stage. This in-depth, third-person objective narration provides a technical analysis of the N1, the biggest rocket ever to fly, and the engineering nightmare that led to four spectacular launch failures.Discover the secretive space race, the bitter rivalry between Korolev and Glushko that forced the NK-15 engine cluster, and the total lack of integrated static-fire testing. We break down the sheer complexity of the Block A first stage, the plumbing nightmare, and the tragically flawed KORD engine control system that ultimately doomed the N1. Learn why the N1 was inherently unstable, guaranteed to fail, and how its wreckage helped shape modern rocket design.