00:00 On this day in space.
00:03 In 1983, a Russian Soyuz rocket exploded on the launch pad.
00:07 Two cosmonauts were inside the spacecraft and they barely made it out alive.
00:11 About 90 seconds before the rocket was supposed to launch, a fire erupted.
00:15 Thankfully, the emergency escape system ejected their space capsule from the top of the rocket
00:19 just two seconds before the fire caused the explosion.
00:22 So far, this has been the only time that a launch escape system had to be used.
00:26 And that's what happened on this day in space.
00:29 (Music)
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