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Grounded

Russia’s Soyuz rocket suffers a rare failure, and a space station cargo ship is lost.

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The Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft is raised into vertical position at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Sunday, June 5, 2011. The rocket is being prepared for launch June 8 to carry the crew of Expedition 28 to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: (NASA/Carla Cioffi) (NASA/Carla Cioffi)

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