Soyuz (spacecraft) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search For the launch vehicle of the same name see Soyuz (rocket family) Soyuz Soyuz spacecraft (TMA version) General information Manufacturer Korolev Country of origin Soviet Union, Russia Applications Carry cosmonauts to orbit and back; originally intended for Soviet Moonshot Orbit regimes Low Earth orbit (circumlunar spaceflight during early program) Operator Soviet space program/Russian Federal Space Agency Lifetime Up to six months docked to station Production Status In service First launch Soyuz 1, 1967 v · t · e This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the ISS. The Soyuz is shown off-centre throughout the video just days before astronauts Mike Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa, and Sergey Volkov board this vehicle to come back to Earth. Soyuz (Russian: Сою́з, IPA: [sɐˈjus]), Union) is a series of spacecraft initially designed for the Soviet space programme by the Korolyov Design Bureau in the 1960s, and still in service today. The Soyuz succeeded the Voskhod spacecraft and was originally built as part of the Soviet Manned Lunar programme. The Soyuz spacecraft is launched by the Soyuz rocket, the most frequently used and most reliable Russian launch vehicle to date.[1][2] The Soyuz rocket design is based on the Vostok launcher, which in turn was based on the 8K74 or R-7A Semyorka, a Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile. Soyuz spacecraft are launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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