Soyuz MS-10 Launch Abort
Channel: Felipe
Date: 2018-10-12

upon examination, video begins with the onboard camera, showing the craft under acceleration followed by a deceleration event, probably caused by booster cutout, (repeated in 3 segments as the camera skips) then a lateral force as the knees come up and to the right, very unusual at booster sep (repeated in 5 segmented camera skips) then LOS on inboard camera, then boosters separating not symmetrically as in a typical Korolev cross separation, visible massive fuel trail/plume and the LaunchEscapeSystem boosting to the left and up of the core stage.


NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin are in good condition following an aborted launch of their Soyuz spacecraft.

The Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 4:40 a.m. EDT Thursday, October 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.

Note: This video is edited for length, but includes the launch, the initial report of the issue, and the confirmation that the crew landed safely.