October 11, 2018
Categories: Baikonur spaceport, Roscosmos, Russia, Soyuz
An emergency situation occurred during the launch of the “Soyuz MS-10” spacecraft

During the launch of the “Soyuz MS-10” spacecraft, an emergency situation occurred.

The emergency rescue system worked, the ship landed in Kazakhstan along the flight route.

The crew of the ship is alive and got in touch!

Rescuers have already moved to the search and evacuation of Alexei Ovchinin and Nick Hague.

Dmitry Rogozin, General Director of Roskosmos State Corporation, flew to the place of the crew landing.

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