MessageToEagle.com – Two astronauts Nick Hague of NASA and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin are safe after an emergency landing Thursday in the steppes of Kazakhstan following the failure of a Russian booster rocket carrying them to the International Space Station.
At first it looked like a routine launch – the crew were on their way to the international space station (ISS) – when the booster, one of four around a central rocket, malfunctioned. NASA reported that the crew was forced to make a “ballistic descent,” at a rapid speed with higher-than-normal g-forces.
Today’s NASA Statement on Soyuz MS-10 Launch Abort
The following is a statement about Thursday’s Soyuz MS-10 launch aboard to the International Space Station:
“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.”
Reuters’ Gerry Doyle reports that shortly after the news of the descent, the capsule was sited under parachute in Kazhakstan. The capsule touched down soon after, and the crew has made contact with ground rescue teams. Rescues crews are en route and should arrive to the Kazakhstan landing site at about 6:30 AM ET.
“I just rode a malfunctioning booster for a few minutes and had to abort,” said one of the astronauts. NASA has confirmed that Hague and Ovchinin are in contact with rescue crews, and that they’re in good condition, though no doubt a little shook up.
Roskosmos general director Dmitry Rogozin said: “The crew has landed. Everyone is alive.”
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