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Originally Posted by Donnie B.
Could you be thinking of the Soviet Union's N-1 launch attempts? One of them caused devastating damage and hundreds of casualties when it exploded immediately after liftoff.
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I think you are confusing the second N-1 launch (lost thrust, fell back on the pad with massive damage but no casualties) with the Nedelin disaster (unexpected second-stage ignition while being worked on, killed nearly a hundred pad technicians).