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What was the worst disaster in the history of soviet space travel?
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The worst disaster involving fatalities in a space shuttle was the Soyuz 11 space shuttle disaster which occured on June 30, 1971 when the shuttle depressurized while in space, resulting in the deaths of the three people onboard.
The worst disaster involving fatalities on the ground was the Nedelin Catastrophe on October 24, 1960, in which a missle exploded on the lauch pad, prior to a test flight. The resulting explosion killed 78 people, (official death toll) however some estimates say up to 150 were killed.
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