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- proper noun a series of
Soviet , laterRussian spacecraft .
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ISS Crew Waits Out Debris Flyby in Soyuz is the next entry in this blog.
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The "Kourou" Soyuz has been given the designation Soyuz STK.
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They may choose a Soyuz-like vehicle since a Soyuz is a much safer re-entry vehicle as well as a better land-landing vehicle, as compared to conical Apollo types.
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Additionally, as the Soyuz is a one-shot machine, its maintenance and operations running costs are limited to a continuing production line of spacecraft and the R-7 launch vehicle.
ISS About to Have a Crew of Six With Soyuz-TMA 15 Launch - NASA Watch 2009
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Heck ... that Soyuz is a cramped little can, isn't it?
ISS About to Have a Crew of Six With Soyuz-TMA 15 Launch - NASA Watch 2009
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The Soyuz is the safest and most successful human carrying craft so far.
ISS About to Have a Crew of Six With Soyuz-TMA 15 Launch - NASA Watch 2009
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ISS Crew Waits Out Debris Flyby in Soyuz was the previous entry in this blog.
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Russia halted space tourism this year after the crew size was increased, using the seats in Soyuz that would have been sold to paying travelers.
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"The Soyuz is the safest and most successful human carrying craft so far."
ISS About to Have a Crew of Six With Soyuz-TMA 15 Launch - NASA Watch 2009
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To me it indicates the the Soyuz is less capable because of it's limited crew size.
ISS About to Have a Crew of Six With Soyuz-TMA 15 Launch - NASA Watch 2009
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