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A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts bound for the International Space Station experienced a rare abort on the launch pad on Thursday , delaying the liftoff while the crew waited expectantly inside their spacecraft.NASA astronaut Tracey Caldwell Dyson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus to the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Liftoff was scheduled for 9:21 a.m. EDT .
"The vehicle is safe, all fueling operations have ceased," Navias said."All safety commands have been provided onboard the rocket so there's no danger to the crew. They're perfectly safe." NASA's Mission Control center radioed news of the launch abort to astronauts aboard the ISS shortly after it occurred. Flight controllers made it clear the Soyuz crew was safe. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors
The Soyuz MS-25 crew waves farewell before an attempted launch to the International Space Station on a Soyuz rocket at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. They are: Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus , Tracey Caldwell Dyson of NASA and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy.are workhorse transport vehicles that regularly fly cosmonauts and astronauts to and from the ISS.
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson , Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy , and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus pose for a portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center on Nov. 2, 2023.Exactly when the three space travelers will launch, however, is unclear.
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