In July 1969, just weeks before Apollo 11, the Soviet Union’s massive N-1 Moon rocket detonated on the launch pad in one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history. Kept secret for decades ...
In May 1988, a small fire at a chemical plant near Las Vegas triggered one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in U.S. history. The PEPCON Disaster unleashed a blast so powerful it shattered windows ...