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812warfavenue t1_jb2uthq wrote

300 deaths in a 'space' accident?

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databeautifier OP t1_jb32rp7 wrote

The source (Wikipedia) categorizes the "Nedelin catastrophe" that way since a rocket exploded before launch and up to 300 people died. I go into more detail in this comment:

https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/11ij5le/comment/jaypfgq

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812warfavenue t1_jb34lql wrote

ICBM launch prep explosion = space? That's a stretch too far in my opinion. But you're the one who took the time to make a graphic about it. Thanks for taking the time.

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databeautifier OP t1_jb38iha wrote

You're welcome!

I guess Wikipedia classified it this way because ICBMs travel through space on the way to their destination, but I can understand the perspective that this is too much of a stretch to count as space.

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