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Astronauts Abort Launch Mid-Flight

  • Defense.gov
  • Oct. 11, 2018 | 1:25

A Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft lifts off from Kazakhstan. Minutes into the flight, Air Force Col. Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin aborted the launch. The two men landed in the Soyuz and were listed in good condition. Video from NASA TV.