Skip to article

Space & Cosmos

October 13, 2008

The Soyuz Spacecraft

The basic design of the Russian Soyuz spacecraft has not changed in some 40 years, though it has had numerous upgrades. The current version, known as Soyuz TMA, is expected to be the only means of taking astronauts to the International Space Station from 2010 to 2015. (Related Article)

Sources: NASA; Roscosmos; Starsem; European Space Agency

Graham Roberts and Jonathan Corum/The New York Times