NASA astronaut Nick Hague thanks rescuers and supporters after stopping Soyuz rocket launch

NASA astronaut Nick Hague was one of two men aboard the Soyuz rocket that had failed shortly after its launch yesterday (Oct. 11) – and NASA had barely confirmed that # He was safe before the first speculations on his flight schedule.

NASA has publicly confirmed that Haye and his colleague, Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, were in good condition about 40 minutes after the mission took off. However, NASA's administrator, Jim Bridenstine, said that there had been a period when Hague's family and he himself were not sure of the safety of the company. astronaut.

Bridenstine was on-site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, for the launch, his first visit to the agency's leadership. In public comments on launch and rescue operations, he said he saw NASA staff meeting to support the Hague family after the launch failed. "For a while, we did not know what the situation was," said Bridenstine, the piercing voice.

Today, one day after the perilous Hague experience, he went to Twitter to thank the worried observers and crews who oversaw the launch and rescue.

Thank you all for your support and your sincere prayers. The operational teams have been exceptional in keeping us safe and getting to our family and friends. Working with our international partners, I am confident that we will find a way forward and pursue the achievements of @Space station. pic.twitter.com/GyoEWB1gRB

– Nick Hague (@AstroHague) October 12, 2018

However, the future Hague program still raises questions, as does the entire staff of the space station. The Hague has been part of the astronaut corps for five years after a career in the air force. He was assigned to the launch yesterday, which would have been his first time in space, in March 2017. At a press conference held yesterday, NASA staff praised the record Hague as an astronaut, but said that it was too early to say when he could get a new launch.

"It was his first trip to the International Space Station and I am therefore convinced that he is disappointed," Bridenstine told The Hague during the same interview. "I will also say that we are delighted that it is safe.We are delighted to find that even though it was a failure to launch, all security systems were working." "

Dmitry Rogozin, director of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos, who oversaw the launch yesterday, said on Twitter that the two men will fly again, maybe next spring. That said, the Russian agency does not oversee NASA's staff; she is content to sell the seats of the US agency aboard the capsule Soyuz.

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