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).
Soyuz | Spaceflights & Facts | Britannica
Nov 24, 2024 · Pending the development of a new U.S. crewed spacecraft, Soyuz is the only spacecraft other than China’s Shenzhou (which is based on Soyuz) that flies astronauts into space. A chronology of spaceflights in the Soyuz program is shown in the table.
Soyuz programme - Wikipedia
Soyuz crewed missions were the only spacecraft visiting the International Space Station, starting from when the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011, until the launch of Crew Dragon Demo-2 on 30 May 2020.
What Is the Soyuz Spacecraft? (Grades K-4) - NASA
Jun 27, 2018 · The Soyuz is a Russian spacecraft. The Soyuz carries people and supplies to and from the space station. The Soyuz can also bring people back to Earth.
Russian Soyuz brings 3 space station fliers home after record …
Sep 23, 2024 · Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, now the world's most experienced spaceman, first-time flier Nikolai Chub and NASA veteran Tracy Dyson undocked from the International Space Station and returned to Earth...
Soyuz Spacecraft: Backbone of Russian Space Program
Jan 26, 2021 · Soyuz is a type of spacecraft that Russia — and previously, the Soviet Union — has used to launch cosmonauts and astronauts into space for decades.
List of Soyuz missions - Wikipedia
This is a list of crewed and uncrewed flights of Soyuz series spacecraft. The Soyuz programme is an ongoing human spaceflight programme which was initiated by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, originally part of a Moon landing project intended to put a Soviet cosmonaut on the Moon.
What Is the Soyuz Spacecraft? (Grades 5-8) - NASA
Jul 30, 2013 · What Is the Soyuz? The Soyuz (SAW-yooz) is a Russian spacecraft. Astronauts and cosmonauts travel to the International Space Station on the Soyuz. The Soyuz launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. It is located in Kazakhstan, a country on Russia’s southern border.
Soyuz: The Soviet space survivor - BBC
Dec 2, 2014 · First launched in 1967, the cramped Soyuz capsule is still used to carry trios of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). In fact, since Nasa retired the space shuttle in 2011,...
Soyuz takes off from Kazakhstan, carrying 2 Russians and 1 ... - PBS
Sep 11, 2024 · MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American blasted off Wednesday for an express trip to the International Space Station.
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