MOSCOW — A Russian Soyuz rocket malfunctioned shortly after liftoff Oct. 11 on a mission to the International Space Station, forcing the two-member crew – an American and Russian – to trigger an escape system that sent them on a hurtling emergency landing 200 miles away in the steppes of Kazakhstan.
Washington Post: American, Russian crew members jettison to safety after rocket failure on mission to space station
In this handout picture released by Russia's space agency Roscosmos on Oct. 11, 2018, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin are welcomed by family members and officials after landing at the Krayniy Airport in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.
