Most powerful rocket

According to Official Guinness Records,

The N-1 booster of the former USSR first launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome at Tyuratam, Kazakhstan, on 21 February 1969. It had a thrust of 4620 tonnes, but exploded at takeoff + 70 seconds. It was to be the rocket that took cosmonauts to the Moon ahead of the Americans but three other launch attempts failed.

For a complete list of 1969 records, please visit 1969 Guinness Records in Kazakhstan.

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