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Soyuz (spacecraft) - Wikipedia
Soyuz (Russian: Союз, IPA: [sɐˈjus], lit. 'Union') is a series of spacecraft which has been in service since the 1960s, having made more than 140 flights. It was designed for the Soviet space program by the Korolev Design Bureau (now Energia).

ESA - The Russian Soyuz spacecraft
Although they were conceived by the Soviet Union at the start of the sixties, the Soyuz spacecraft are still used today, but with important modifications. They have transported Russian crews to the Soviet stations Salyut and Mir and to the International Space Station.

The Soyuz spacecraft - RussianSpaceWeb.com
Conceived in 1960, the Soyuz spacecraft became the second-generation Soviet vehicle capable of carrying humans into space. Unlike its predecessor -- a one-seat Vostok -- the Soyuz would be able to conduct active maneuvering, orbital rendezvous and docking.

Soyuz (rocket family) - Wikipedia
Soyuz (Russian: Союз, lit. 'union', as in Soviet Union, GRAU index: 11A511) is a family of Soviet and later Russian expendable, medium-lift launch vehicles initially developed by the OKB-1 design bureau and has been manufactured by the Progress Rocket Space Centre in Samara, Russia.

Soyuz | Spaceflights & Facts | Britannica
Soyuz, any of several versions of Soviet /Russian crewed spacecraft launched since 1967 and the longest-serving crewed-spacecraft design in use.

Soyuz Crew Lands Ending Eight-Month Space Research Journey
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky orbited Earth 3,920 times and traveled nearly 104 million miles over the course of their 245-day mission. The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft launched and docked with the space station on April 8.

Live on NASA+: Three Soyuz Crewmates Landing on Earth Soon
The Soyuz spacecraft, with NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky aboard, will make a parachute-assisted landing at 12:03 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Dec. 9 (10:03 a.m. local time in Kazakhstan), on the steppe of Kazakhstan

Russia Conducts First Test Launch of New-Generation Soyuz-5 Rocket
The Soyuz-5 program is intended to replace aging launch systems and strengthen Russia’s position in the global space sector. During the test, both the first and second stages of the Soyuz-5 rocket performed as expected, demonstrating stable flight and system reliability.

Soyuz Spacecraft: Backbone of Russian Space Program
Soyuz is a type of spacecraft that Russia — and previously, the Soviet Union — has used to launch cosmonauts and astronauts into space for decades.

Russia's new homegrown Soyuz 5 rocket aces debut launch | Space
Russia launched its Soyuz 5 medium-lift rocket for the first time ever on Thursday (April 30), and things apparently went well.

         

 

 

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