Talk:Nedelin catastrophe
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[edit] Fuels =
Nitric acid is not an oxidant so it surpised me to see it listed with "fuels" (the combination needs fuel and a reactive agent). UDMH is normally used with the oxidant Nitrogen Tetroxide, however I do not have record of what they were using on this ocassion
[edit] Site Source Question
The aftermath section has a sentence that reads "A memorial to the dead technicians was erected near Baikonur and is still visited by RKA officals before any manned launch."
Is it true that RKA officials visit before any manned launch? What's the citation for this?
Cheers,Barce 18 July 2005 23:29:43 PDT
- I don't know, that particular tidbit was inserted by 217.207.146.218 a little while ago. Given his other contributions, I'm inclined to believe it's true, but you're right, a citation/reference would be good. -Lommer | talk 21:01, 19 July 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Bad Link
Both the "R-12" and "R-14" references, which should point at other launchers, point at refrigerant entries instead.
Kurt Brandon 16 September 2005 22:22:00
[edit] Discrepancy
Just happened to notice, 1960 says 91 people died in the disaster while October 24 gives a figure of 165 people. I don't know what the real death toll is, but at least I know a contradiction when I see one. Someone should probably fix it and then add the accurate number to the Nedelin catastrophe article. - green_meklar
- The RussianSpaceWeb article gives an official figure of 92 dead and 49 injured, but adding up the numbers (84 soldiers buried on site, multiple soldiers buried elsewhere, and at least 18 civilians) indicates at least 104 deaths. The Aerospaceweb page says 122 dead. The videocosmos one says 126 were killed instantly, but its description of the explosion is inconsistent with the others, and IMO a little sensationalist. I think the best we can do is to stick with 'over 100'. --Townmouse 15:33, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
126 victims, including those who died in the hospitals. Source: B.E.Chertok. Missiles and People. Fili-Podlipki-Tyuratam. 212.188.108.195 08:03, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
We need better sourcing for these numbers, I was just noticing that. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 20:51, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
Let's face it... the old Soviet government did a lot of covering up on that disaster. To tell the truth, the world might never know the true number, so I'm afraid that this estimating is the best that anyone can do. BiggKwell 01:34, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Right, but we're not supposed to make our own estimates, so we need precisely sourced ones. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 03:01, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
