00:00On this day in space. In 1983, a Russian Soyuz rocket exploded on the launch pad.
00:07Two cosmonauts were inside the spacecraft and they barely made it out alive. About
00:1290 seconds before the rocket was supposed to launch, a fire erupted. Thankfully the
00:16emergency escape system ejected their space capsule from the top of the rocket
00:19just two seconds before the fire caused the explosion. So far this has been the
00:23only time that a launch escape system had to be used. And that's what happened on
00:28this day in space.
