The N1, in our real world, was never crewed. The last ditch Soviet launch you're talking about was a test. For All Mankind to have a successful Soviet Moon lan

The N1, in our real world, was never crewed. The last ditch Soviet launch you're talking about was a test. For All Mankind to have a successful Soviet Moon landing, things happened differently before that launch. I thought the show would be interested in exploring what those things are, but it never was the case. As for OP, presumably they're talking about Vladimir Komarov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Komarov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Komarov His death during Soyuz 1, the first space casualty, could perhaps be a hinge between our universe and For All Mankind.