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October 11, 2018<\/p>\n
By Shamil Zhumatov<\/p>\n
BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan (Reuters) \u2013 The two-man U.S.-Russian crew of a Soyuz spacecraft en route to the International Space Station was forced to make a dramatic emergency landing in Kazakhstan on Thursday when their rocket failed in mid-air.<\/p>\n
U.S. astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin landed safely without harm and rescue crews who raced to locate them on the Kazakh steppe quickly linked up with them, NASA, the U.S. space agency, and Russia\u2019s Roscosmos said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Seems the second stage engine failed to ignite upon first stage separation. The Soyuz capsule carrying the two men then separated from the malfunctioning rocket and made what NASA called a “steep ballistic descent” to Earth. The crew experienced loads of up to 7Gs on the descent.<\/p>\n
Russian recovery crews dispatched from Baikonur aboard helicopters reached Ovchinin and Hague by radio before arriving at the landing site and reported both crew members were in good shape. Photographs later were posted by the Russian space agency Roscosmos, showing both men relaxing in Dzhezkazgan, chatting with support personnel.<\/p>\n
It was not immediately known what might have gone wrong with the Soyuz FG booster, but Dmitri Rogozin, director general of Roscosmos, said a State Commission would investigate the mishap, adding in a tweet “the Soyuz MS emergency rescue system worked. The crew is saved.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The failure is a setback for the Russian space program, and the latest in a string of mishaps. Time for SpaceX to step up to the next level, and provide manned missions to the ISS.<\/p>\n
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