[dfwgator]

Of course, The USSR had lots of disasters, but they were kept secret till many years later.

The one who burned up upon re-entry is the one I remember. I saw the pics of what was left, it was gruesome, to say the least.

[left that other site]

And then there was the time one of their huge booster rockets blew up on the launch pad and took out the whole facility.

There were rumors of others.