Soyuz Russian Spacecraft : Hi Res Photos

Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft blast off

Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft

Soyuz-TMA-7

Soyuz TMA-12

Soyuz TMA-6

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• Soyuz (Russian: Союз, pronounced [soˈjus]); English: Union) is a series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space program by the Korolyov Design Bureau. The Soyuz succeeded the Voskhod spacecraft and was originally built as part of the Soviet Manned Lunar program. The first unmanned Soyuz mission was launched November 28, 1966; the first Soyuz mission with a crew (Soyuz 1) was launched April 23, 1967, but the cosmonaut on board, Vladimir Komarov, died during the flight's crash-landing. The first Soyuz flight which the crew survived (Soyuz 3) was launched October 26, 1968.
• Currently, the Soyuz spacecraft family is still in service and has launched more human spaceflight missions than any other platform. The Soyuz spacecraft is launched by the Soyuz launch vehicle, initially as part of the Soyuz program, and also as part of the unmanned Zond program. Soyuz spacecraft were used to carry cosmonauts to and from Salyut and later Mir Soviet space stations, and are now used for transport to and from the International Space Station. The International Space Station maintains a docked Russian Soyuz spacecraft at all times to be used as an escape craft in the event of an emergency

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