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2018 · Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)

Soyuz MS-10

failureSoyuz-FG | Soyuz MS-10

Soyuz MS-10 was expected to begin expedition 57 by carrying Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA astronaut Nick Hague to the International Space Station. However a launch failure occurred resulting in a loss of vehicle during flight, both crew members returned to Earth nominally.

Overview

Date / time
October 11, 2018 at 08:40 AM UTC
Outcome
failure
Launch site
1/5
Mission
Soyuz MS-10
Mission type
Human Exploration
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
FailureAn anomaly occurred during flight resulting in loss of vehicle, both crew members returned to Earth safely following a nominal ballistic abort.
Launch vehicle
Soyuz FG →
Launch provider
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) →