The first launch this year of a Roscosmos Soyuz 2-1brocket from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia wentoff without a hitch. Yes, even despite \a bolt oflightning that struck the booster as it made itsascent.
"Lightning is not an obstacle to you," he said as he congratulated the flight team.
他对航天团队表示祝贺时说：“闪电并不能阻碍你们。”
But it didn't even slow the rocket down. It continued on its 3.5-hour journey to low-Earth orbit,where it delivered its payload on schedule. The satellite, according to the Russian Ministry ofDefense, was absolutely fine.
"A stable telemetric connection is established and maintained with the spacecraft," anupdate from the Ministry's communications department said. "The on-board systems of theGlonass-M spacecraft are functioning normally."
As we have learnt from decades of air travel, a big metal object in the sky is not immune tolightning. Lightning strikes are relatively rare during rocket launches, as these events areusually scheduled for clear skies, but they're certainly not unheard of.
The launch of the Apollo 12 mission aboard a Saturn V rocket on 14 November 1969 is a well-known example. The weather was cloudy, but not stormy; but, as the crewed mission launched,lightning unexpectedly struck the rocket not once, but twice.
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