The Soyuz series of spacecraft made their maiden ... [Ken Shirriff] dives into the clocking circuit and the various parts involved along with a comparison with US technology.

On this date, Jan. 15, 1969, the Soviet Union launched Soyuz 5. The capsule would soon rendezvous and dock to the Soyuz 4 capsule becoming – as the Soviet’s declared – the world’s first ...

A Russian Soyuz rocket capsule was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after launch last month because of a faulty sensor, investigators say. Russian officials believe the component was ...

You monitor the descent angle closely as the de-orbit procedure begins to slow you down, the Soyuz separates into three parts, the explosive bolts slamming and banging like sledgehammers.