A two-man Russian-American crew has returned to Earth in their Soyuz capsule in an emergency landing following a problem with the booster rocket shortly after a launch bound for the International Space Station.
U.S., Russian Space Crew Returns Safely To Earth After Booster Failure
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The Soyuz rocket is rolled out by train to the launch pad on October 9.
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A camel is pictured in front of the Saturn tracking complex at the Russia-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on October 9.
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A helicopter flies above the launchpad on October 9.
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A Russian Orthodox priest blesses the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft on October 10.
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NASA astronaut Nick Hague gestures from inside a bus prior to the launch on October 11.
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U.S. astronaut Nick Hague (right) and Russian cosmonaut Aleksei Ovchinin prior to launch
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Nick Hague of the United States and Aleksei Ovchinin of Russia board the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft on October 11.
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The Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft blasts off.
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Photographers take pictures as the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft blasts off.
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Another angle of the blastoff.
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The Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft heads to the ISS, shortly before the booster failure that sent the crew members back to Earth.
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The Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft in flight
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Smoke is seen as the boosters of the first stage of the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft separate after the launch.