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For the USSR, the Soviet space program was largely a source of national pride, boasting achievements such as the first artificial satellite, Sputnik, and the first human in space, Yuri Gagarin. However, these historical milestones were interspersed with catastrophic errors, technical malfunctions, and devastating rocket explosions.1. The R-16 Rocket Explosion That Claimed Hundreds of LivesThe honor guard at a rally at the grave of those killed during the R-16 test. Source: Yuri75 via Wikimedia CommonsIn the early years of the space race, the USSR strove to construct more powerful rockets that could not only send people into space but also launch a lethal nuclear payload into orbit. The R-16 intercontinental ballistic missile was a colossal device designed for military applications but was also closely associated with the Soviet space program. One of the most costly failures of the USSRs space program occurred on October 24, 1960, when a test version of the R-16 rocket exploded on the launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome during a pre-flight test.Despite growing concerns among those involved in the test that technical issues were being ignored, Marshal Mitrofan Nedelin, the chief director of the R-16 test, accelerated the schedule and disregarded safety warnings. When the test began, the second stage of the R-16 rocket caught fire. This led to a huge fireball that engulfed the test center and killed approximately 150 engineers, technicians, and military personnel. The Soviet government covered up the initial tragedy for decades, and Nedelin himself perished in the blast. Despite government secrecy surrounding the incident the Soviet space program did re-evaluate safety measures during the following test flights to ensure the R-16 explosion was never repeated.2. The Vostok 2 Incident: A Near-Fatal CatastropheThe Vostok 2 spacecraft. Source: Wikimedia CommonsAfter the huge success of the Vostok 1 mission, which saw Yuri Gagarin become the first human in space, the Soviet Union sought to follow up on this achievement quickly. The historic Vostok 2 mission was planned to launch just a few months later. It would have seen cosmonaut Gherman Titov orbit the Earth for an entire day, which is considerably longer than Gagarins brief flight. However, Titovs experience was far more uncomfortable than that of Vostok 1s.Almost immediately after Titov entered Earths orbit and experienced the free fall, he began to feel violently ill. Titov suffered from acute space sickness, a condition caused by zero gravity, and was unable to consume his allocated meals. After a brief rest, Titovs condition improved slightly, and he was able to broadcast part of his mission to the USSR. The ill-fated Vostok 2 mission almost ended in disaster when the reentry module failed to detach from the service module, and both spacecraft began to enter Earths atmosphere. The two modules shook violently upon reentry until the intense heat of the aerodynamic friction caused the straps holding the two modules together to burn up. Titov was ejected from the module and parachuted to safety but suffered a broken nose, among other minor injuries.3. Soyuz 1: Vladimir Komarovs Fatal MissionA memorial on the moon to Vladimir Komarov and other astronauts/cosmonauts who lost their lives in space flight, 1971. Source: NASA via Wikimedia CommonsThe revolutionary Soyuz 1 spacecraft launched on April 23, 1967, intended to usher in a new era of Soviet space exploration. However, the mission ended in tragedy. Despite several unresolved technical difficulties leading up to the launch, veteran cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was assigned to pilot Soyuz 1. Problems plagued the mission shortly after it launched, as a faulty solar panel mechanism meant that most of the spacecraft was underpowered and unable to perform basic functions in orbit.After Komarov reported the numerous technical difficulties that he experienced on board the Soyuz 1, Soviet mission control decided to abort the mission and ordered Komarov to begin the reentry procedure. Tragically, as Komarov began entering the Earths atmosphere, the main parachute designed to slow the descent became tangled in the secondary parachute, and the Soyuz 1 spacecraft fell to Earth almost entirely unimpeded. The capsule crash-landed just outside the city of Orenburg, where a rescue team found the burned remains of Komarov and the reentry module. He was given a state funeral, and his ashes were interred at the Kremlin Wall cemetery on Red Square.4. Soyuz 11: The First Deaths in OrbitA Soviet stamp commemorated the crew of the Soyuz 11, 1971. Source: USSR Post via Wikimedia CommonsThe Soyuz 11 mission began as a historic moment in the history of space travel. The spacecraft had successfully entered Earths orbit and docked with the Salyut 1 space station, the first manned outpost in space. The crew of the Soyuz 11, Georgi Dobrovolski, Viktor Patsayev, and Vladislav Volkov, had completed a 23-day stay at the station where they conducted various experiments on how the human body adapts to prolonged periods in space. However, on June 29, 1971, tragedy struck the three-man crew of the Soyuz 11 as they prepared to return home.According to the mission logs, when the work compartment was jettisoned from the service module prior to reentry, all radio communications between the craft and the surface ceased. Because the Soyuz 11 spacecraft continued the reentry process without any apparent malfunction, the ground crew assumed the mission was proceeding as planned. The craft landed successfully in Karazhan in Kazakhstan, but there was no word from the crew on board. When the recovery team opened the crew module, they found all three cosmonauts deceased inside.After an initial investigation, it became apparent that the men had asphyxiated inside the craft before re-entry. The cause was a loss of cabin pressure due to a faulty valve mechanism that had been opened after the explosive bolts separating the reentry module from the command module had fired simultaneously. After Soyuz 11, the valve system was completely redesigned, and all subsequent manned missions required cosmonauts to wear pressurized spacesuits during reentry in case of another depressurization incident.5. Stranded in Siberia: The Voskhod 2 IncidentThe Cosmonaut survival pistol was developed after the Voskhod 2 mission. Source: One half 3544 via Wikimedia CommonsIn many ways, the Voskhod 2 mission in March 1965 was a huge success. During the mission, cosmonaut Alexei Leonov performed the first spacewalk, a feat that stunned the world. However, the problems began soon afterward as Leonov struggled to return to the craft as his suit had expanded considerably during the spacewalk. After trial and error, the crew of the Voskhod 2 managed to get Leonov into the reentry module.The problems didnt end there. During the re-entry procedure, a navigational error caused the Voskhod 2 capsule to veer off course. This meant that the spacecraft landed in the Siberian wilderness, some 1,000 miles away from the intended landing site. While they were unharmed during reentry, Leonov and his crewmate, Pavel Belyayev, were forced to fend for themselves in the dense Siberian wilderness until rescue crew arrived two days later. The importance of emergency preparation was highlighted by this incident, and a new type of survival pistol was developed for Soviet space crews in case they found themselves in the Siberian wilderness.6. The N-1 Rocket: The Failed Soviet MoonshotA mockup of the N-1 rocket on the launchpad. Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe Soviet Unions response to NASAs Saturn V rocket, the N-1, was designed to carry a crew of cosmonauts to the moon and back. The program was plagued by a number of disastrous setbacks, none more serious than the incident on July 3, 1969, which saw an explosion occur during a second test flight.After initially lifting off from the launchpad, a pump malfunction onboard one of the rockets engines caused an automatic shutdown just a few seconds after launch. The entire vehicle loaded with 2,000 tons of rocket fuel exploded as it crashed down onto the launchpad. The explosion was so severe that it crippled the Soviet lunar program and severely damaged the launch site. Several years later, the N-1 program was discontinued following a number of unsuccessful launches, effectively ending the Soviet Unions moonshot hopes. As a result, it was the Americans who got to the moon first.7. The Mars 96 ProbeThe Mars 96 probe being assembled. Source: Wikimedia CommonsThe Soviet Unions many Mars missions were beset with failure, with the most disastrous being the Mars 96 probe. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation sought to re-establish its dominance in space exploration by completing a number of ambitious missions in the 1990s.Mars 96 was one such mission that sought to use cutting-edge scientific equipment to investigate the Martian surface and atmosphere. Launched on November 16, 1996, the probes booster state malfunctioned soon after launch, and it crash-landed in the Pacific Ocean shortly afterward. Due to increasing political and economic pressures, this was one of the last significant attempts Russia made to launch a Martian probe.8. The Phobos-Grunt MissionMarss moon Phobos, 2008, Source: NASA via Wikimedia CommonsSeveral years after the failed Mars 96 probe mission, Russia launched the Phobos-Grunt spacecraft in 2011 with the ambitious goal of collecting samples from Phobos, one of Marss moons. Initially, it was heralded as an ambitious mission that would signal the return of the Russian space program to its former glory.However, in a similar fashion to the Mars 96 probe, the spacecraft propulsion system malfunctioned soon after launch, and it failed to exit Earths gravitational pull. After several unsuccessful attempts to save the mission, the spacecraft fell back to Earth and burned up in the atmosphere. A lack of quality control, a common problem during the post-Soviet era of Russian space exploration, was blamed for the Phobos-Grunt failure.

YouTubeKnown as the Toxic Lady, Gloria Ramirez emitted strange fumes that left her doctors ill.Until 1994, Gloria Ramirez was an ordinary woman living in Riverside, California, with her boyfriend and two children. But on February 19, the 31-year-old started having trouble breathing.Ramirez knew she was sick: she had cervical cancer. She was rushed to Riverside General Hospital, where doctors got to work to try to save her life. Within minutes, however, the medical staff started to feel ill themselves.By the end of the night, Ramirez died from complications related to her cancer. And dozens of the medical staff who had treated her suffered from a myriad of unexplained symptoms. In the years since, Ramirez has become known as the Toxic Lady but no one knows what made her so toxic.While many theories have been floated, the reason behind Gloria Ramirezs toxicity remains a mystery to this day.How Gloria Ramirez Died And Made Her Doctors Mysteriously IllOn the night of Feb. 19, 1994, Gloria Ramirez began to feel ill. Her heart was beating fast, she had trouble breathing, and she had been suffering from nausea and vomiting. Ramirez was young, just 31 years old, but had been recently diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer. Ramirez was rushed to Riverside General Hospital where doctors quickly began to treat her. As Discover Magazine reported in 1995, Ramirez was given a number of drugs as doctors attempted to resuscitate her with an Ambu-bag. When this didnt work, they prepared to defibrillate her heart. Riverside University Health SystemThe hospital where Gloria Rivera was treated has since changed locations. This is its location today.But as the medical staff removed Ramirezs shirt, they noticed a strange oily sheen on her body, and some people smelled a garlicky odor coming from her mouth.As a nurse named Susan Kane pulled blood from Ramirezs arm, she noticed that the blood had a chemical smell. Whats more, several medical staff who handled the blood sample also thought it smelled like ammonia and noticed that it contained strange particles. Then Kane fainted. She was the first of the medical staff treating Ramirez to suffer from a strange symptom, but not the last. Others then fainted, vomited, had trouble breathing, or felt a burning sensation on their skin. One passed out, and when she was awoke, she was unable to control her limbs. Overall, 23 of the 37 emergency room staff at Riverside General Hospital suffered from at least one symptom. While some of these symptoms cleared up overnight, others lingered into the following weeks. Meanwhile, Gloria Ramirez tragically died that night. But the investigation into her death had just begun. The Investigation Into The Death Of The Toxic LadyAfter Gloria Ramirez died, a hazmat team arrived at the hospital to collect her body. They also searched the emergency room for any toxic chemicals, but found none.Next, the Riverside Coroners Office was tasked with determining Riveras cause of death. But given the lack of answers about her condition, this was a delicate task. Riveras body was placed in a sealed aluminum casket, and the coroners had to conduct their autopsy wearing airtight suits. The coroners office also reached out to the Forensic Science Center, at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, for additional help. New York Times ArchivesCoroners needed to wear hazmat suits in order to conduct Gloria Ramirezs autopsy.Were dealing with the unknown, Dan Cupido, the chief deputy coroner for Riverside County, told The New York Times, and fear of the unknown.But the autopsy offered some answers. It revealed the presence of a number of drugs in Riveras system: Tylenol, lidocaine, codeine, and Tigan, an anti-nausea medication, which may have caused the ammonia-like smell that some doctors noticed as it broke down. It also revealed that Ramirez had unusually large amounts of dimethyl sulfone in her system. In the end, the coroner announced that Gloria Ramirez had died from cardiac dysrhythmia, which had been triggered by kidney failure related to her cancer. But no one knew why her doctors had gotten sick too.Why Did Gloria Ramirez Make Everyone Around Her Sick?What caused Gloria Ramirez to become so toxic? Her family, outraged that Ramirez had been dubbed the Toxic Lady, argued that the hospital could be to blame. Indeed, as the Washington Post reported in 1994, the hospital had had ventilation problems. In 1991, there was a possible leak from hazardous gas. In 1992, an inspector found algae growing in the hospitals water reservoir. And in 1993, sewer gas had seeped into the emergency room.I honestly believe my sister may have lived if she hadnt gone into that emergency room that night, Ramirezs sister stated. I dont know what [the county] is afraid of, but we want answers.There is no evidence that the hospital itself was toxic. But some have suggested that the problem stemmed from the hospital staff, who could have been struck by a case of mass hysteria. But the staff denies this. It wasnt until the Forensic Science Center took a second look at Ramirezs case that a new possibility emerged. They postulated that the dimethyl sulfone found in Ramirezs system could have come from her possible use of dimethyl sulfoxide, also known as DMSO. DMSO was once seen as a wonder drug, and though the FDA has issued warnings against using it to self-medicate, many people continue to use it to treat their ailments. FDA/FlickrDMSO cream in its somewhat diluted and less-poisonous form.Possibly, Ramirez had used a DMSO gel, which would have given her skin its oily sheen and produced the garlicky odor that the medical staff had observed. It may have also caused her toxicity: If you add one oxygen atom to dimethyl sulfoxide, you get dimethyl sulfone, which is what was found in Ramirezs system. But if you add two, you get dimethyl sulfate, which is highly toxic and has been tested as a nerve gas. As a gas, dimethyl sulfate vapors destroy cells in peoples eyes, lungs, and mouth. When this vapor gets into the body, it can cause convulsions, delirium, and paralysis. And of the 20 symptoms described by medical staff that night, 19 of them match symptoms of people who have exposure to dimethyl sulfate vapors.Thus, its very possible that Ramirez had used DMSO gel to treat her cancer, which, in turn, had been converted to dimethyl sulfate by the oxygen given to her by paramedics. Now a toxin, it had sickened her doctors.However, Ramirezs family denied that she used DMSO. And the DMSO theory simply stands as that a theory. Indeed, no one is entirely sure what happened to Gloria Ramirez. But she deserves to be remembered as more than the Toxic Lady.At her funeral, as reported by the Los Angeles Times, she was eulogized instead as warm person, a friend who was always quick with a smile or a joke. She deserved to be remembered for that and not, as her pastor described it, that bizarre, tragic incident in the hospital emergency room that took her life.After reading about Gloria Ramirez, the Toxic Lady who made her doctors fall ill, discover the Mutter Museum, home of some of the worlds most bizarre medical oddities. Or, learn about Jean Hilliard, the medical miracle who survived being frozen solid.The post Why Did Toxic Lady Gloria Ramirez Make Everyone Around Her Sick? appeared first on All That's Interesting.

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