Soyuz

American  

[saw-yooz, suh-yooz] / ˈsɔ juz, sʌˈjuz /

noun

1. one of a series of Soviet spacecraft, carrying one, two, or three cosmonauts, who carried out scientific research and developed rendezvous and docking techniques: still used to ferry crews to Soviet space stations.

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Soyuz British  

/ sɔɪˈjʊz /

noun

1. any of a series of Russian spacecraft used to ferry crew to and from space stations

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Etymology

Origin of Soyuz

From the Russian word Soyúz literally, union

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Soyuz

Nasa astronaut Anil Menon and cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

He launched aboard Soyuz MS-22 on Sept. 21, 2022, and returned on Sept. 27, 2023, after spending 371 days in orbit, setting the record for the longest single space mission by an American astronaut.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026

The Korean satellite was supposed to be launched in 2022 with a Soyuz rocket, but the plan was scrapped after Russia’s attack on Ukraine that year, according to the website.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

Throughout the 2010s, American astronauts reached the space station by hitching rides on Russian Soyuz rockets, until a burgeoning private-sector spaceflight industry stepped in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

The final flight of the Apollo series took place in 1975, when a command module made a rendezvous with a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins