A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying the three Soyuz MS-25 astronauts of Expedition 71 is seen on the launch pad on March 21, 2024, ahead of a last-minute abort that occurred at Baikonur Cosmodrome in ...

The Soyuz spacecraft has been a cornerstone of space exploration for decades, serving as the reliable workhorse for ...

The third stage of a Soyuz 2.1a rocket falls away during the successful launch of a Soyuz MS-16 rocket carrying the Expedition 63 crew to the International Space Station on April 9, 2020.

Three astronauts, including one American, successfully blasted off to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan Monday in the first launch of a manned Soyuz rocket since an aborted mission ...

His previous missions include ISS Expeditions 47 and 48 in 2016, the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft launch on Oct. 11, 2018 that aborted safely after a rocket problem, and Expeditions 59 and 60 in 2019 ...

It is also the fourth uncrewed mission overall to the ISS this year, the 54th launch of a Soyuz 2.1a rocket, and 60th orbital launch attempt of 2021, according to Everyday Astronaut.

The Soyuz abort system automatically engaged, accelerating the crew capsule safely away from the failing rocket. Ovchinin and Hague landed about 250 miles from the launch site.

But the rocket launch on Monday went smoothly. Soyuz MS-11 took off at 5:31 p.m. local time from the Gargarin Start launch pad, and the Soyuz trailed a brilliant white tail as it roared up from ...

Before the unfortunate event last month, the Soyuz FG had a 100 percent success rating, with 64 successful launches since its 2001 debut. But on October 11th, the rocket broke apart just minutes ...

A Soyuz rocket carrying a Russian commander, a NASA co-pilot and a United Arab Emirates guest cosmonaut blasted off from Kazakhstan on Wednesday, chased down the International Space Station and ...

The Soyuz 2.1a began flying on 8 November 2004 and was last used just two weeks ago to launch three crew members to the International Space Station — the first time this rocket variant flew with ...