Soyuz MS-10 Abort Animation

In October 2018, a booster failure caused Soyuz MS-10 to abort its attempt to fly to the ISS. Watch what a successful launch should look like here: On Oct. 11, 2018, Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin and NASA astronaut Nick Hague attempted to launch to the International Space Station in their Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft. However, about two minutes into flight, a booster failure prompted an in-flight abort. WATCH NEXT: UNITY: The start of ISS assembly | SpaceByte ZARYA: The dawn of the ISS | SpaceByte ZVEZDA: The ‘star’ of the Russian side of the International Space Station | SpaceByte Liftoff took place at 8:40 UTC and the initial phase of the launch appeared to go by the book. The launch escape tower jettisoned about 1 minute, 54 seconds into the flight as planned and the four strap-on boosters about four seconds later. That’s where things went wrong. An improper separation by one of the four strap-on boosters resulted in a collision with the core stage. This triggered an automatic abort But because the escape tower was already gone, it was the engines in the payload fairing that pulled the capsule, along with the orbital module, away from the failing booster. Less than 40 seconds later, a second set of thrusters on the fairing pulled it and the orbital module away from the capsule. This animation is an approximation based on what was seen, and what information has been released. More information can be found here: #InternationalSpaceStation #Soyuz #OrbitalVelocity Be sure to like the video and subscribe to the channel so you can see more space related content! MORE CONTENT!! Website: Twitter: Facebook: Be sure to sign up for Orbital Velocity’s newsletter for a monthly snapshot of the ISS and Artemis programs. GEAR/SOFTWARE USED: Adobe Creative Cloud: Adobe CC Student & Teacher Edition: DISCLAIMER: The links in this description may be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide, I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting Orbital Velocity so I can continue to provide you with informative, digestible and accurate content about human spaceflight! A HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT ODYSSEY Orbital Velocity aims to offer casual observers and devoted space enthusiasts alike the best media chronicling humanity’s journey toward becoming a multiplanetary species by providing informative, digestible and accurate content. The story of human expansion into low-Earth orbit and beyond is happening right before our eyes. Starting with the International Space Station, the mission of Orbital Velocity is to act as a “living time capsule” chronicling these ambitions to live and work off the planet.