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Astronauts forced to escape malfunctioning Soyuz rocket

Astronauts Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin have been forced to return to Earth in "ballistic descent mode" after their Soyuz rocket's booster malfunctioned shortly after launch, NASA announced Thursday.

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These NASA Photos of Space Station Crew Landing Are Simply Amazing

From Yahoo News: NASA captured some amazing photos of three International Space Station crewmembers returning to Earth after a 167-day space mission. A second photo shows the sun backlighting both the Soyuz and the clouds as the spacecraft gently descends