Russia’s Roscosmos space agency aborted the launch of three astronauts to the International Space Station about 20 seconds before they were scheduled to lift off but the crew are safe, officials have said.
The Russian Soyuz rocket was to carry Nasa astronaut Tracy Dyson, Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan.
The launch was aborted by an automatic safety system.
Today's Soyuz launch was aborted at the 20-second mark. The spacecraft and crew remain safe. Teams at Baikonur will provide updates as they make assessments. pic.twitter.com/xPBtWtDDsh
— NASA (@NASA) March 21, 2024
No cause was immediately given but Nasa said the crew are safe.
