WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?

USSR Housing Construction Accelerates

1. 1987-10-20MODERATESECONDARY EFFECTeconomic
   USSR Housing Construction Accelerates

   With the success of the lunar program (DIV), the USSR allocates more resources to housing construction, leading to a rise in apartment availability in major cities. Ordinary citizens experience improved living conditions but face long waitlists for upgrades.

2. because
   1969-07-03HIGHDIRECT EFFECTtech
   DIVERGENCE: 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.