“40 years ago, on November 28, 1966, Soviet Union launched the first unmanned prototype of the Soyuz spacecraft, inaugurating the longest serving family of vehicles to carry humans into space,” writes Anatoly Zak, Publisher of the RussianSpaceWeb.com. You can go to his website to explore an interactive guide to Soyuz.

When America’s fleet of space shuttles was gounded, Soyuz was the vehicle used to service the International Space Station.

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