~ 1st Manned Rocket Flight directly to Kazakhstan ~

[boxcar]

Bet that was one wild ballistic ride...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0l5QBmqQoI

3:30 to 4:00 on the video will save you time. NASA was slow on the uptake.
You can hear what's actually going on in the background for several minutes.

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[Dangerousdave26]

Well like they say "Any landing you can walk away from" but I bet that one was scary.