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Soyuz (Russian: Союз, pronounced [sɐˈjuz]); 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 Soyuz spacecraft is launched by the Soyuz rocket, the most frequently used and the most reliable launch vehicle in the world. Soyuz rocket was initially a part of the Soyuz program, and also as part of the unmanned Zond 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. Soyuz 2 was an unmanned missison, and Soyuz 3, launched on October 26, 1968, was the first successful Soyuz manned mission. Currently, the Soyuz spacecraft family is still in service. The Soyuz spacecraft is launched by the Soyuz rocket, 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 docked Soyuz spacecraft at all times to be used as escape craft in the event of an emergency. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  mcs.csuhayward.edu 468px x 576px | 87.80kB [source page] Artist s concept of the Apollo Soyuz docking in earth s orbit  library.thinkquest.org 481px x 616px | 24.40kB [source page] before re entry The re entry module is braked first by the atmosphere then by parachutes and finally just before landing by retrorockets The crew stay inside the module all the way down A Soyuz spacecraft and launch vehicle left on the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in central Asia The gantry structure is being retracted prior to a launch On the pad the vehicle  nasa.gov 932px x 516px | 63.50kB [source page] From Yahoo Image Search: "Soyuz spacecraft"  spacearttribute.blogspot.com Larry McGlynn Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:15:00 GM The above painting, that I acquired on the web (a first for me), co-signed by both Leonov and Sokolov, shows a . Soyuz spacecraft. in the process of docking with a manned "Salyut" space station. Leonov, as an artist and as a cosmonaut, ...  malburns.blogspot.com Mal Burns Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:11:00 GM The station is serviced by . Soyuz spacecraft. , Progress spacecraft, space shuttles, the Automated Transfer Vehicle and the H-II Transfer Vehicle, and has been visited by astronauts and cosmonauts from 15 different nations. ... ![Zeroing In On the International Space Station [Space]](/ZBPr7-LNQBGFTBYOUPRGs707-s707-n807-CGGUq8-YEHs8-KCFNr7-RTNZVs7-TEBr7-FGBUFOZHUGr7-ARCB-out.jpg) techblogstoday.com admin Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:40:00 GM The Russian Space Agency has released this speeded up video of a . Soyuz spacecraft. approaching and docking in the International Space Station. It's like Battlestar Galactica, but without phasers. Or [...] From Google Blog Search: "Soyuz spacecraft"  news.google.com United Press International In the future, ISS crew rotations will be handled by Soyuz spacecraft under Russian command. Also on Thursday's schedule was the transfer of Express ... Shuttle Atlantis docks with space station CBC.ca Watch live: space shuttle launch STS-129, today 2:28PM EDT (11:28AM PDT) Examiner.com Atlantis heads for ISS with spare parts Register Orlando Sentinel - Space.com - Florida Today all 5,318 news articles » news.google.com Spaceflight Now The companies launch commercial satellites to geostationary transfer orbits on Ariane 5, Soyuz , Proton and Zenit rockets. Arianespace and ILS can now launch ... news.google.com ITAR-TASS RF Space Forces commander's information support aide Lieutenant-Colonel Alexei Zolotukhin told Itar-Tass that the Soyuz -U carrier rocket that was blasted ... From Google News Search: "Soyuz spacecraft" What will the next generation chinese spacecraft look like? Q. The Americans have the orion as the next generation spacecraft and the Russians maybe the Kliper spacecraft! The Russians have, from the beginning till now a capsule-type spacecraft, Soyuz spacecraft (and in the past buran as a space shuttle or plane!). The Americans first have a capsule-type spacecraft, Apollo, then a space shuttle and now they going back to a capsule-type spacecraft! So will those Chinese use a capsule-type or shuttle-type for the next generation Chinese spacecraft? Or will they come with a totally different design?? Asked by John123 - Fri Jun 1 12:26:42 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. I was talking with a Chinese fella on the Internet the other night and he told me that he thought the next Chinese space craft would be a double rocket shaped vehicle with a large dragon head on the hood ornament and red tail feathers. Answered by zahbudar - Fri Jun 1 20:58:09 2007 After Space Shuttle: Instead of Project Constellation using the proposed Orion spacecraft, why not use Soyuz? Q. I was watching this video the other day, a NASA animation of Project Constellation going to the moon. It would involved two launches, one of the Orion spacecraft and crew, and a second, unmanned launch of a lunar lander and orbital booster, which Orion would rendezvous with and then head to the moon. And the whole time I was watching, I kept think, Instead of developing a spacecraft to be another Apollo or Soyuz, why not just go in on it with the Russians and use Soyuz? Soyuz is a modern spacecraft, Will, right down to the "glass cockpit". It is constantly being upgraded and improved upon, which NASA should have done with Apollo instead of abandoning that technology. Asked by KD - Thu Jul 2 19:49:36 2009 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments A. Instead of Constellation, if NASA would go with Direct 3.0 using Jupiter 246 and Jupiter 130, a lot of money could be saved in development cost as we would be using the same SRBs and main fuel tanks as we do now, hence also reusing the tooling that is currently use to make these items for the Space Shuttle missions. Even the RS-68 main engines would also be reused and are rated for human space flight, instead of waiting to certify the RS-72 engine. (Once it does get certified, a switch to the more powerful RS-72 could probably be made. Soyuz maybe good to get to orbit, but in its current form will not take anyone to the moon or for ARM (Asteroid Rendezvous Mission). Also with Direct 3.0, the gap to access space would be less, from a… [cont.] Answered by Shaula Brandt - Thu Jul 2 20:45:42 2009 Were the Chinese being aggressive in Space or were they just trying to show off?
Q. On September 27th, a Chinese Shenzhou space capsule came within 45 kilometers of the International Space Station, and two of the three crewmen made the first Chinese space walk (going outside the spacecraft in their space suits.) Later, a small, 88 pound microsatellite (the BX-1) was released from the Shenzhou. This was supposed to be a science experiment, but the fact that the Shenzhou came so close to the International Space Station, and then released a smaller, maneuverable (via small gas jets) BX-1, indicated another satellite destruction drill. The BX-1 could easily have been directed at the nearby space station, and destroyed it. Of course, China denied this, but they were also criticized for bringing the Shenzhou so close to the… [cont.] Asked by Dan N - Sun Nov 30 19:33:57 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. They are asserting themselves to be one of the next age of superpowers in the same way as the yanks and russkies did during the cold war. Plus im sure the technological advances from doing these space walks and advancement is priceless. Answered by Shanahan - Sun Nov 30 19:38:10 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Soyuz spacecraft" |
