Crew of Soyuz rocket alive after emergency landing: Russian news agencies

The two-man crew of a Soyuz rocket are alive after they were forced to make an emergency landing Thursday when an engine problem occurred after lift-off to the International Space Station, Russian news agencies reported.

NASA rookie Nick Hague and second-time flyer Aleksey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency landed in Kazakhstan without injuries, the Interfax news agency reported.