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[i]The tower is routinely jettisoned two minutes after launch when it is no longer needed, but[/i] [during the Soyuz TMA-15 launch] [i]the central thrust chamber malfunctioned, and the discarded rocket landed far from its target area. ...Western analysts worry that if the Soyuz's rocket booster malfunctioned, the escape system might not have provided adequate thrust to get the crew clear of the explosion, possibly resulting in their deaths.[/i]
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