Sometimes it's better not to go to space. This week, we're talking to guest and space industry engineer Robin about the story of Soyuz T-10A or "that time the LES flung a Soviet crew to safety 3 seconds before their rocket detonated".

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Sources:

- Soyuz T-10A: The First Crewed On-Pad Abort, Drew LePage

- Russianspaceweb, Anatoly Zak

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