Soyuz

American  

[saw-yooz, suh-yooz] / ˈsɔ yuz, sʌˈyuz /

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

Example Sentences

This sign, written in Russian, is still hanging inside an office at the site where Russia once launched its Soyuz rockets from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

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Russia launched its Soyuz rockets from Kourou between 2011 and 2022.

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There is also a life-sized Soyuz model that is being used to test the rails that will carry MaiaSpace's rocket to its future launchpad.

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Among the items destined for the scrap heap is the gantry, which once sheltered Soyuz rockets from the tropical weather.

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"Three Iranian satellites, Zafar-2, Paya and Kowsar 1.5, were launched into space by a Soyuz rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia," Iranian television reported.

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