WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?
DIVERGENCE: N1 launch succeeds — Leonov lands on the Moon
- 1969-07-03HIGHDIRECT EFFECTtechDIVERGENCE: N1 launch succeeds — Leonov lands on the Moon
The second N1 launch on July 3, 1969 succeeds instead of exploding. The USSR mounts a crash crewed mission: Alexei Leonov lands on the Moon in the L3 lander in early July 1969, weeks before Apollo 11's scheduled July 16 launch, and returns safely.
THIS EVENT LATER CAUSED
- 1969-07-04Soviet Moon Landing Broadcasted Live
- 1969-07-04Soviet Moon Landing Announced
- 1969-07-05US Political Fallout from Soviet Moon Landing
- 1969-07-06NASA Accelerates Apollo 11 Preparation
- 1969-07-10Congress Votes to Increase NASA Funding
- 1969-07-10USSR Celebrates with Cosmonaut Parades
- 1969-07-15Soviet Space Program Gains Momentum
- 1969-07-20Apollo 11 Launches as Scheduled
- 1969-08-02First Human Steps on the Moon
- 1969-10-01Nixon's Speech on Space and Cold War Strategy
- 1969-11-05Vietnam War Intensifies Amid Cold War Tensions
- 1970-01-15Cultural Impact of the Dual Lunar Landings
- 1987-01-15Soviet Lunar TV Broadcast
- 1987-10-20USSR Housing Construction Accelerates