Tag: International Space Station
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Departing crew snaps spectacular photo survey of space station’s exterior
The International Space Station viewed Oct. 4 from the departing Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Roscosmos A three-man crew that departed the International Space Station on Oct. 4 flew their Soyuz spaceship into position to take spectacular photos of the orbiting research complex as officials prepare to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first element’s launch.…
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Russians trace Soyuz launch abort to faulty sensor
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA astronaut Nick Hague before their Oct. 11 launch. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov Russian investigators have traced the cause of a dramatic Oct. 11 Soyuz launch abort to a “deformed” sensor in a system that controlled the separation of a strap-on first-stage booster from…
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NASA administrator says Russians on track for December Soyuz flight to station
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speaks at a meeting of the National Space Council on Tuesday in Washington. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani Russian engineers have a “really, really good idea” about what went wrong during a Soyuz launch to the International Space Station Oct. 11, forcing the ship’s two-man crew…
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NASA astronaut unfazed by frightening launch abort
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Nick Hague pictured during training before his launch last week on the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Elizabeth Weissinger Two minutes after launch aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket last week, NASA astronaut Nick Hague knew something had gone badly wrong. At the moment four strap-on boosters separated from…
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Soyuz failure probe narrows focus on collision at booster separation
Veteran cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, head of Roscosmos human spaceflight programs, speaks to the press Friday in Moscow. Credit: Roscosmos Russian investigators believe a malfunction during separation of the Soyuz rocket’s four liquid-fueled first stage boosters two minutes after liftoff from Kazakhstan led to an emergency landing of a two-man crew heading for the International Space…
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Multiple replays of the Soyuz launch and abort
Replays from cameras at the Baikonur Cosmodrome capture the launch of a Soyuz booster from different angles. The usually reliable booster failed two minutes into the flight but the Russian-U.S. crew were able to make a safe emergency landing aboard inside the Soyuz capsule. Video: NASA.
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Watch a replay of the Soyuz launch and abort
Watch as Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA astronaut Nick Hague launch aboard a Soyuz rocket bound for the International Space Station but a Soyuz booster failure cut short their ascent into orbit. Video: NASA Television.
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Soyuz crew lands safely after emergency launch abort
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION A Soyuz rocket lifts off with the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft Thursday. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls A normally reliable Soyuz FG rocket malfunctioned two minutes after liftoff from Kazakhstan Thursday, forcing a Russian cosmonaut and his NASA crewmate to execute an emergency abort and a steep-but-safe return to Earth a…
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Russian rocket malfunctions during launch to space station; crew makes safe landing
An American and a Russian spaceflier are in good shape after they were forced to abort their trip to the International Space Station due to a rocket anomaly, but today’s scary launch has cast a pall over orbital operations going forward. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin were due to begin a…
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Russians plan Thursday launch of two to space station
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA astronaut Nick Hague pose outside their Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft Oct. 6 during pre-flight testing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov One week after a Russian Soyuz spacecraft departed the International Space Station and brought three crew members back to…