Following a nominal launch, the Soyuz FG moved into staging ... to be T+121.57 for the MS flight computer to command the abort mode 0.05 seconds later for the spacecraft to be pulled free.

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Commenting on the reliability of Soyuz, Hague said the incident "only helped to solidify my appreciation for how robust that system is." "There is a launch abort system that protects me ...