A team of 3 individuals have been launched into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, headed towards the International Space Station.

A team of 3 individuals have been launched into space aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket, headed towards the International Space Station.

Benjamin Hughes

1999-03-21

On March 23rd of 1999

“Unusual last-minute cancellation of a launch.”

On Saturday, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft launched on its way to the International Space Station. It has two crew members who will stay for a short period of time, as well as a NASA astronaut who will stay for six months.

The spacecraft Soyuz MS-25/71S, piloted by Oleg Novitskiy, with guest cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya from Belarus and NASA veteran Tracy Dyson, launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at 8:36 a.m. EDT (5:36 p.m. local time). It successfully entered into orbit after 8 minutes and 45 seconds.

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The Soyuz MS-25/71S spacecraft blasts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan with a cosmonaut leading the mission, an experienced NASA astronaut, and the inaugural Belarusian space traveler.

NASA/Bill Ingalls


The planned launch for last Thursday was aborted within 20 seconds due to low voltage readings detected in the first stage electrical system of the Soyuz 2.1a rocket.

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William Harwood

Since 1984, Bill Harwood has been reporting on the U.S. space program in a full-time capacity. He initially served as the Cape Canaveral bureau chief for United Press International, and currently works as a consultant for CBS News.

Source: cbsnews.com