Space crew survives plunge to Earth after Russian rocket fails
By Shamil Zhumatov BAIKONUR COSMODROME, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – A two-man U.S.-Russian crew of a Soyuz spacecraft bound for the International Space Station was safe following a dramatic emergency landing on Thursday shortly after liftoff in Kazakhstan when their rocket failed in mid-air. U.S. astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin landed safely and rescue…