Soyuz (spacecraft)
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Soyuz 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. The Soyuz succe
Soyuz MS, the latest version of the spacecraft
Exploded-view drawing of the modules of the Soyuz spacecraft
The capsule and escape system of the Soyuz TMA-8 mission during assembly
Drawing highlighting the orbital module
Soyuz 1
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Soyuz 1 was a crewed spaceflight of the Soviet space program. Launched into orbit on 23 April 1967 carrying cosmonaut colonel Vladimir Komarov, Soyuz 1 was the first crewed flight of the Soyuz spacecr
Soyuz (spacecraft)
…with a launch escape system during liftoff. The first Soyuz mission, Kosmos 133, launched unmanned on 28 November 1966. The first crewed Soyuz mission, Soyuz 1, launched on 23 April 1967 but ended tragically on 24 April 1967 when the parachute failed to deploy on reentry, killing cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov…
Soyuz 1 seen after the crash.
Vladimir KomarovSoyuz programme← Kosmos 140Soyuz 2 →
Soyuz TMA 7 spacecraft 2edit 1