Russia launches investigation into failed space launch

The rescue team next to the Soyuz MS-10 space capsule after it made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan

The rescue team next to the Soyuz MS-10 space capsule after it made an emergency landing in Kazakhstan Source: AAP

Investigations are underway to find out what caused two astronauts to make an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.


United States astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin have survived the landing after they were forced to abort their mission to the International Space Station when their Russian Soyuz rocket malfunctioned.


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