Collision of rocket components blamed for Soyuz MS-10 abort

Expedition 57 Flight Engineers Nick Hague (NASA) and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos launch atop a Soyuz-FG rocket on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. The mission left Pad 1/5 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. During the MS-10 Soyuz spacecraft’s climb to orbit, an anomaly occurred resulting in an abort downrange. The crew was quickly recovered and were reported in good condition. Photo Credit: NASA…

Nick Hague set to become first member of 2013 astronaut class to fly

Astronaut Nick Hague in front of a Orion Mockup at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Photo Credit: Robert Markowitz / NASA

One of the 2013 class of astronauts is preparing himself for his flight into space. When Nick Hague takes to the skies in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft later this year, he will become the first of his class to fly. (more…)