How did the highly secretive nature of the Soviet space program ultimately hinder its ability to correct technical setbacks?
Answer
It encouraged concealment over correction due to the political crisis of admitting failure
Secrecy meant that admitting failure on the N1 became a national political crisis, which encouraged concealment rather than the open, iterative troubleshooting seen in the Apollo program.
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