NASA has stated that the spacecraft and crew remain safe.
Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three crew members was scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 21, but an automatic abort occurred just seconds before liftoff due to a loss of pressure at a power source. The mission was part of Expedition 71 to the International Space Station (ISS).
The crew consisted of NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya from Belarus.
On March 21, a Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three crew members was scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. However, just seconds before liftoff at 9:21 p.m. local time (6:21 p.m., EDT), an automatic abort occurred due to a loss of pressure at a power source.
The crew consisted of NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya from Belarus. The mission was part of the Expedition 71 to the International Space Station (ISS).
The launch attempt will be rescheduled for Saturday at 3:36 p.m., Moscow time, pending a resolution of the abort issue.
NASA has stated that "the spacecraft and crew remain safe. Teams at Baikonur will provide updates as they make assessments."
The launch was rescheduled to 3:36 p.m., Moscow time, pending a resolution of the abort issue.
The launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying three crew members to the International Space Station was automatically aborted 20 seconds before liftoff.
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus were on board the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft at the time of the abort.
The automatic abort was triggered due to an issue with one of two umbilicals, or service towers, up against the side of the Soyuz rocket.
If all goes according to plan, the trio will arrive at the ISS a little more than three hours after launch.
SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft is carrying new science investigations, food, supplies and equipment on that flight.
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Russia's Soyuz MS-25 launch of 3 astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for Thursday morning at 9:21 a.m. EDT (1321 GMT; 6:21 p.m. local Baikonur time).
The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft will carry NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Marina Vasilevskaya, a spaceflight participant from Belarus.
If all goes according to plan, the trio will arrive at the ISS a little more than three hours after launch.
The next launch attempt could occur on Saturday, March 23, pending resolution of the abort issue.
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The article contains several logical fallacies. The first is an appeal to authority when it states that NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy are expected to lift off aboard a Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft at 9:21 a.m. ET, without providing any evidence or reasoning for this expectation.
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy are expected to lift off aboard a Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft at 9:21 a.m. ET.
The launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying three crew members to the International Space Station was automatically aborted 20 seconds before liftoff.
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus were on board the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft at the time of the abort.
The automatic abort was triggered due to an issue with one of two umbilicals, or service towers, up against the side of the Soyuz rocket.
Enlarge / Within minutes of Thursday's scrub, technicians were on the pad in Baikonur with the fully fueled rocket.
The crew was never in significant danger during the scrub but their trip to the space station will now be delayed and may take a little bit longer.
Such scrubs are rare. The Soyuz booster and its launch systems are typically robust, launching regardless of weather conditions
Based on orbital dynamics, the crew had been due to dock with Soyuz just three hours after liftoff on Thursday in a so-called fast rendezvous scenario. Now, earliest available launch window for vehicle is Saturday pending resolution of cause of Thursdays scrub.
A Dragon docking is planned for Saturday morning.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it states that the launch was scheduled for 9:21 a.m. EDT (1321 GMT; 6:21 p.m. local Baikonur time) but then reports an abort just before launch at 9:40 a.m., which is not accurate information.
The article mentions that NASA astronaut Tracy C Dyson will be on the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft, which is true, but it does not mention that he has already been to the ISS twice and this mission will be his third trip.
The article states that the launch was scheduled for 9:21 a.m. EDT (1321 GMT; 6:21 p.m. local Baikonur time) but then reports an abort just before launch at 9:40 a.m.
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The article contains an appeal to authority fallacy by stating that NASA has said the next launch attempt could occur on Saturday, March 23. Additionally, there is a dichotomous depiction of the Soyuz MS-25 mission as both successful and unsuccessful due to the last minute abort. The author also uses inflammatory rhetoric when describing the failure as 'rare' which may be seen as an attempt to downplay its significance.
NASA has said
The next launch attempt could occur on Saturday, March 23
The Soyuz booster and its launch systems are typically robust.
Such scrubs are rare. The Soyuz booster and its launch systems are typically robust, launching regardless of weather conditions
Enlarge / Within minutes of Thursday's scrub, technicians were on the pad in Baikonur with the fully fueled rocket.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author states that 'such scrubs are rare', but this statement is not supported by any data or statistics provided in the article. Secondly, when discussing NASA's webcast of the launch attempt ending before liftoff, it mentions a Dragon docking planned for Saturday morning as if it was unrelated to the Soyuz mission. However, later on in the article, it is stated that this will be SpaceX's 30th commercial supply mission to the space station for NASA and that a Cargo Dragon spacecraft is expected to lift off at 4:55 pm ET (20:55 UTC) from Florida. This contradicts the earlier statement about no relation between the two missions, making it deceptive.
The author states 'such scrubs are rare', but this statement is not supported by any data or statistics provided in the article.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the Soyuz booster and its launch systems are typically robust without providing any evidence or data to support this claim. Additionally, the author makes a false dilemma by stating that there were only two options for the crew: either they launched on time or not at all, when in reality there could have been other alternatives considered. The article also contains inflammatory rhetoric with phrases such as 'not a good day to go to space' and 'a rather long time for the crew of three to remain inside the cramped Soyuz spacecraft'.
The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the Soyuz booster and its launch systems are typically robust without providing any evidence or data to support this claim.
The article contains inflammatory rhetoric with phrases such as 'not a good day to go to space'.
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The article contains a statement that the Soyuz rocket is typically robust and reliable. However, this assertion contradicts the fact that there was an abort seconds before liftoff due to unspecified issues. The author also uses language like 'not good day' which could be seen as biased towards NASA or space exploration in general.
However, the launch scrubbed at about 20 seconds before the planned liftoff time
The Soyuz booster and its launch systems are typically robust
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The author Eric Berger has a conflict of interest on the topic of Soyuz rocket as he is an employee at Ars Technica which covers space and technology. The article also mentions NASA and Roscosmos who are involved in the launch but no disclosure was made about any potential conflicts.
Eric Berger works for Ars Technica, a website that covers space and technology.
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The author Eric Berger has a conflict of interest on the topic of Soyuz rocket as he is reporting for Arstechnica which is owned by Vox Media. The company's parent company Comcast owns satellite TV provider Xfinity and competes with Dish Network, which was involved in the failed launch of Soyuz 2.1a.
Arstechnica is owned by Vox Media, which has a financial stake in companies that compete with Dish Network.
The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft is scheduled to launch aboard the Soyuz 2.1a rocket on March 21.
Oleg Novistky will serve as commander for his fourth trip to space and third time aboard Soyuz MS-25.
Tracy Dyson was the first to use ASL (Automatic Shutdown System) to communicate with Earth.
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The launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying three crew members to the International Space Station was automatically aborted 20 seconds before liftoff.
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus were on board the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft at the time of the abort.
The automatic abort was triggered due to an issue with one of two umbilicals, or service towers, up against the side of the Soyuz rocket.
If engineers can determine the cause of this failure and resolve it in time then they will be able to launch again on Saturday morning.
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The article is biased towards the Russian space program and its involvement in launching crew members to the International Space Station. The author uses language that deifies Roscosmos and portrays NASA as a lesser partner in this mission.
The launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying three crew members to the International Space Station was automatically aborted 20 seconds before liftoff.
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus were on board the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft at the time of the abort.
The automatic abort was triggered due to an issue with one of two umbilicals, or service towers, up against the side of the Soyuz rocket.
If all goes according to plan, they will arrive at the ISS a little more than three hours after launch.
Such scrubs are rare.
The crew was never in significant danger during the scrub but their trip to the space station will now be delayed and may take a little bit longer.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that a loss of pressure at a power source was responsible for the launch abort when there is no evidence to support this claim. Secondly, the author does not disclose any sources or provide any information about how they arrived at their conclusion.
The article states that "There was an automatic launch cancellation," but it does not explain what caused the launch to be cancelled. This is a lie by omission as there is no evidence presented in the article to support this claim.
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The article contains a statement from the author that implies bias. The author states that there was an automatic launch cancellation due to a loss of pressure at a power source. This is not entirely accurate as it does not provide any evidence or details about what caused the loss of pressure and how it affected the spacecraft's ability to take off.
]The head of Roscosmos Yury Boris later explained that the mission abort was due to a loss of pressure at a power source.[
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The Moscow Times has a conflict of interest on the topic of Russia's Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft launch. The author is Yury Boris who works for Roscosmos and was involved in the development and testing of the Russian Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft.
The Moscow Times reports that Yury Boris, a member of Russia's state space agency Roscosmos, has been named as one of the crew members on board Soyuz MS-25. The article states that Boris was involved in the development and testing of the Russian Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft.
The Moscow Times reports that Yury Boris is a member of Russia's state space agency Roscosmos, which has been heavily criticized for its role in the failed launch of Soyuz MS-18. The article states that Boris was involved in the development and testing of the Russian Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft.
