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A stunning video from NASA shows a cooling system to reduce extreme heat and energy generated by a rocket launch. “On Oct. 15, 2018, the Ignition Overpressure Protection and Sound Suppression water deluge system at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39B was tested, sending water about 100 feet (~30 meters) in the air. The test is part of preparation for launching our Space Launch System rocket on Exploration Mission-1 and subsequent missions. Modifications were made to the pad after a previous wet flow test, increasing the performance of the system. During launch, this water deluge system will release approximately 450,000 gallons of water across the mobile launcher and Flame Deflector.” NASA said.

An incident took place during the Oct. 11 launch of a Soyuz spacecraft carrying two men to the International Space Station, with the status of the spacecraft and crew currently unknown. Luckily both NASA astronaut and Russian counterpart return to earth and are reported safe. The pair lifted off in Kazakhstan at around 2:40 p.m. local time from the Russia-leased Baikonur Cosmodrome atop a Soyuz booster rocket. Our next #AskNASA question comes from @ukvemsord , "Do the crew members do any jobs on the Soyuz?" pic.twitter.com/k2esgQcUKo — Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) October 11, 2018 The pair was set to dock at the space station six hours after launch, but the booster rocket failed minutes after launch. LIFTOFF! Shooting into the sky at 4:40am ET, the Soyuz rocket carrying @AstroHague and Alexey Ovchinin leaves Earth on a four-orbit, six-hour journey to the @Space_Station . Watch: https://t.co/BjMDNrNorR pic.twitter.com/0Cfm0Uu2Jx — NASA (...