Soviet N1 lunar rocket launch - GIF

[mwmkravchenko]

Actually they had gotten up into the air. And the launch before the final attempt was a big problem killing the designer Korolev. The replacement designer was not in any way able to sort the system out. The design had catastrophic vibrations that caused serious problems. They were getting sorted until the untimely death of Korolev. It was a race and the Russians lost that one. Interesting history though.

N1 moon rocket