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A US and Russian astronaut were forced to make an emergency landing shortly after the mission got underway, with their Soyuz rocket having suffered significant engine failures. It was an unprecedented mishap for the Russian space programme and the AFP news agency claims a criminal investigation is now underway
NASA said the crew was ‘returning to Earth’ after the mission was aborted Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said the Soyuz capsule automatically jettisoned from the booster when it failed123 seconds after launching. Borisov added that Russia will fully share all relevant information with the US.
Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “Thank God the crew is alive.” He added: “At the moment, the crew has been evacuated from the capsule. We continue to work with the crew.” The failed mission will be hugely embarrassing to Putin who has claimed Russia will launch a mission to Mars as early as next year. Speaking in a new documentary released in March, he said: “We are planning unmanned, and later manned launches. “The closest mission is very soon, we are planning to launch a mission to Mars in 2019.”
"An investigative group has been formed and officials arecurrently examining the launch site, documents are being seized," the Investigative Committee said in a statement. The probe would seek to determine whether safety regulations had been violated during construction, leading to massive damage, the statement said.
An "anomaly" with the booster led to the voyage to the International Space Station being aborted two minutes in, NASA said. The Russian space industry has suffered a series of problems in recent years, including the loss of a number of satellites and cargo spacecraft.
It just happened and you already figured it out without looking at any evidence?
Impressive
originally posted by: DoctorBluechip
Was this a construction issue , or is meddling of a different kind involved ?
originally posted by: IgnoranceIsntBlisss
originally posted by: DoctorBluechip
Was this a construction issue , or is meddling of a different kind involved ?
Someone colluded. And the world almost ended. Expect a 32 month procedural drama to play out on the hypnotoob now over it.
originally posted by: samuelsson
a reply to: gortex
It just happened and you already figured it out without looking at any evidence?
Impressive 👌
originally posted by: moebius
a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF
LMAO. Rockets failed before. Rockets will fail in the future. And every time you have someone making up silly conspiracy theories.