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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Table of Contents
• Spacecraft
• Modules
• Re-entry
• Crew
• History
• Links

Image from NASA
Soyuz
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SPACECRAFT

• Soyuz is a manned space vehicle that brings crew
  and equipment to and from space stations.
• At least one Soyuz spacecraft stays docked to the
  ISS as a lifeboat.

Image from NASA
Soyuz
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MODULES

• The Orbital Module houses the crew during ascent
  and docks with the space station.
• The Descent Module houses the crew during
  re-entry.
• The Instrument-Service Module contains solar
  arrays, communication devices, propulsion
  systems, and thermal control systems.

Diagram of Soyuzs three components (modules)
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RE-ENTRY

• Before re-entry, the Orbital and
  Instrument-Service Modules are jettisoned to
  reduce the spacecrafts weight.
• 15 minutes before landing, three parachutes are
  deployed.
• One second before touchdown, engines on the
  bottom of the Descent Module fire, slowing down
  the spacecraft for a softer landing.
• Soyuzs target landing zone is a 25 mile area in
  Kazakhstan.
• While ascent takes about two days, landing only
  takes about 3.5 hours.

Image from NASA
Illustration of Soyuz during re-entry
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CREW

• Soyuz holds 2-3 crewmembers.
• The vehicle commander is in charge of the crew
  and the mission.
• The flight engineer operates the spacecraft
  systems.
• The optional cosmonaut-researcher communicates
  with ground control and can take pictures/videos.
  

Image from NASA
Expedition Six crewmembers Donald R. Pettit,
Nikolai M. Budarin, and Kenneth D. Bowersox
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HISTORY

• Soyuzs first unmanned flight was in 1966. Its
  first manned flight was in 1967.
• Soyuz has been redesigned seven times.
• As of May 2008, there have been 99 Soyuz
  missions. There have been more Soyuz manned
  missions than any other spacecraft.

Soyuz-TMA the most recent Soyuz design
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LINKS

• http//www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structur
  e/elements/soyuz/index.html
• http//www.aerospaceguide.net/soyuzspacecraft.html
  
• http//www.universetoday.com/2008/04/24/soyuz-hard
  -landing-the-facts/

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Soyuz
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