“The Nedelin disaster was a key in leapfrogging the Soviets in the 60s. Wonder if the whole story will ever come out.”
This seems like a pretty complete version of the story.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nedelin_catastrophe
What’s missing?
You may have read the part about Mikhail Yangel conveniently stepping out for a smoke break. Just wonder about sabotage and potential role foreign intelligence services may have had in it.