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A Russian Soyuz rocket malfunctioned at about 164,000 feet. The American & Russian were on their way to the ISS and landed safely in Kazakhstan.
Rocket launch malfunction forces astronauts to return to Earth | Daily Mail Online
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Ps2N0akIo
Rocket launch malfunction forces astronauts to return to Earth | Daily Mail Online
The secondary booster rockets on the Russian-made Soyuz spacecraft failed just after it launched Thursday
- American Nick Hague and Russian Aleksey Ovchinin were forced to carry out a 'ballistic re-entry' to get back
- The two-strong crew landed safely at a site in Kazakhstan hundreds of miles away from the initial launch site
- Video footage from the launch shows the pair being shaken around as the engine malfunctioned in mid-flight
- After the incident Russia announced Soyuz flights to the International Space Station would be suspended
www.youtube.com/watch?v=26Ps2N0akIo