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Launch of the Russian Soyuz rocket and Soyuz MS-10 capsule with
a two person American Russian crew on Oct, 11, 2018 that failed shortly after
liftoff and forced an abort and emergency landing. Credit: Roscosmos
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Ken Kremer -- SpaceUpClose.com -- 11 October 2018
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – The two person America Russian crew made a steep but safe emergency landing back on Earth in their Soyuz capsule early this morning forced an emergency abort following the failure of the normally highly reliable Soyuz FG launch vehicle soon after liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday.
“NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin are in good condition following today’s aborted launch,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted from Kazakhstan. Bridenstine was present at Baikonur to witness the launch.
“I’m grateful that everyone is safe. A thorough investigation into the cause of the incident will be conducted.”
BREAKING NEWS: STORY BEING UPDATED
The duo were on their way for a six hour trip to orbit aboard the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft and six month stay at the International Space Station (ISS). It was being broadcast live on NASA TV.
The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos just released the first pictures of Hague and Ovchinin showing them in apparently excellent health after the arrival of Russian recovery forces who rescued and extracted then from the Soyuz capsule.
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – The two person America Russian crew made a steep but safe emergency landing back on Earth in their Soyuz capsule early this morning forced an emergency abort following the failure of the normally highly reliable Soyuz FG launch vehicle soon after liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday.
“NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin are in good condition following today’s aborted launch,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine tweeted from Kazakhstan. Bridenstine was present at Baikonur to witness the launch.
“I’m grateful that everyone is safe. A thorough investigation into the cause of the incident will be conducted.”
BREAKING NEWS: STORY BEING UPDATED
The duo were on their way for a six hour trip to orbit aboard the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft and six month stay at the International Space Station (ISS). It was being broadcast live on NASA TV.
The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos just released the first pictures of Hague and Ovchinin showing them in apparently excellent health after the arrival of Russian recovery forces who rescued and extracted then from the Soyuz capsule.
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Soyuz MS-10 crew mates NASA
astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin safe on Earth after failed
Soyuz rocket launch, emergency abort and safe landing and rescue in Kazakhstan on
Oct. 11, 2018. Credit: Roscosmos
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NASA and Bridenstine released this statement a short while ago.
“The Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 4:40 a.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 11 (2:40 p.m. in Baikonur) carrying American astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin. Shortly after launch, there was an anomaly with the booster and the launch ascent was aborted, resulting in a ballistic landing of the spacecraft.
“Search and rescue teams were deployed to the landing site. Hague and Ovchinin are out of the capsule and are reported to be in good condition. They will be transported to the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia outside of Moscow.
“NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and the NASA team are monitoring the situation carefully. NASA is working closely with Roscosmos to ensure the safe return of the crew. Safety of the crew is the utmost priority for NASA. A thorough investigation into the cause of the incident will be conducted.”
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ISS Expedition 57
crew members Alexey Ovchinin and Nick Hague pose in front of their Soyuz MS-10
spacecraft prior to launch Oct. 11, 2018. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov
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Hague and Ovchinin were on their way to start a fast
four orbit trip to the ISS to start Expedition 57 and join the crew of three already aboard: Expedition 57
Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), NASA Flight Engineer
Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Roscosmos Flight Engineer Sergey Prokopyev.
The cause of the rocket failure is not known. But it appears to occur just about two minutes after launch and just moment after the four strap on first stage booster were jettisoned, in a live transmission.
The live video appeared to show debris flying away at that moment - as the Russian translator called out “Failure of the booster” - presumably based on live commentary from Russian Mission Control.
Here is NASA’s follow up statement:The cause of the rocket failure is not known. But it appears to occur just about two minutes after launch and just moment after the four strap on first stage booster were jettisoned, in a live transmission.
The live video appeared to show debris flying away at that moment - as the Russian translator called out “Failure of the booster” - presumably based on live commentary from Russian Mission Control.
Roscosmos has
established a state commission to investigate the failure.
Expedition 57 Soyuz: Crew Is Safe, NASA Statement Released on Launch Abort:
"Astronaut Nick Hague of NASA and
cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space
agency Roscosmos launched at 4:40 a.m. Eastern time aboard the
Russian Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan. There was an issue with the booster from today’s launch. The Soyuz
capsule returned to Earth via a ballistic descent, which is a sharper angle of
landing compared to normal."
"The Soyuz capsule landed east of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan carrying two crew members. The search and recovery teams reached the Soyuz spacecraft landing site and reported that the two crew members, Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, are in good condition and are out of the capsule. The crew returned via helicopter to Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Roscosmos is forming a state commission to investigate today's Soyuz launch incident."
Since the forced shutdown of NASA’s space shuttles in 2011,
the US has been totally reliant on the Russian Soyuz for astronaut trips to the
ISS.
NASA is developing new commercial crew capsules to ferry crews to the ISS with SpaceX and Boeing- but they have been repeatedly delayed by technical and funding issues.
The impact of the launch failure on future Soyuz launches and cargo ship launches is unknown at this time.
The next Soyuz launch had been scheduled for December 20 with a three person crew comprising Soyuz MS-11 commander Oleg Kononenko, Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Anne McClain.
Watch for Ken’s continuing onsite coverage of NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK and more space and mission reports direct from the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida and Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia.
Stay tuned here for Ken's continuing Earth and Planetary science and human spaceflight news: www.kenkremer.com –www.spaceupclose.com – twitter @ken_kremer – email: ken at kenkremer.com
"The Soyuz capsule landed east of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan carrying two crew members. The search and recovery teams reached the Soyuz spacecraft landing site and reported that the two crew members, Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, are in good condition and are out of the capsule. The crew returned via helicopter to Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. Roscosmos is forming a state commission to investigate today's Soyuz launch incident."
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Launch of the Russian Soyuz rocket and Soyuz MS-10 capsule with
a two person American Russian crew on Oct, 11, 2018 that failed shortly after
liftoff and forced an abort and emergency landing. Credit: NASA
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NASA is developing new commercial crew capsules to ferry crews to the ISS with SpaceX and Boeing- but they have been repeatedly delayed by technical and funding issues.
The impact of the launch failure on future Soyuz launches and cargo ship launches is unknown at this time.
The next Soyuz launch had been scheduled for December 20 with a three person crew comprising Soyuz MS-11 commander Oleg Kononenko, Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Anne McClain.
Watch for Ken’s continuing onsite coverage of NASA, SpaceX, ULA, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Orbital ATK and more space and mission reports direct from the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida and Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia.
Stay tuned here for Ken's continuing Earth and Planetary science and human spaceflight news: www.kenkremer.com –www.spaceupclose.com – twitter @ken_kremer – email: ken at kenkremer.com
Dr. Kremer is a research
scientist and journalist based in the KSC area.
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