Soyuz Fregat
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
The Soyuz-FG launch vehicle is an improved version of the Soyuz-U from the R-7 family of rockets, designed and constructed by TsSKB-Progress in Samara, Russia. Guidance, navigation, and control system is developed and manufactured by "Polisvit" Special Design Bureau.
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Five orbital launches are expected this week. Two Falcon 9s are expected to launch from… The post Launch Preview: Soyuz, CZ-8A, and Falcon 9 to launch from sites around the world appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Following the departure of the Soyuz MS-28 crewed spacecraft from the International Space Station on… The post Soyuz MS-28 departs the ISS, three spacewalks install upgrades to solar arrays and antennae appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
On August 15, 2026, the Ukrainian military attacked the factory used for manufacturing Russia’s Soyuz-2 launch vehicle, causing significant damage to the facility and raising doubts over the vehicle’s future.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed today that Ukrainian Flamingo missiles hit Russia’s Progress production facility in Samara. He cited the Progress Center’s role in producing electronics, but Soyuz rockets also […]
NASA astronaut Chris Williams and two Russian cosmonauts, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, returned to Earth this morning after 8 months on the International Space Station. The three-man crew undocked […]
The International Space Station’s (ISS) crew grew by three members with the arrival of the… The post Soyuz MS-29 crew arrives at ISS, U.S. EVA completes Canadarm2 repairs appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
A new crew arrived at the International Space Station on July 14 on a launch witnessed in person by NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. The post Isaacman attends Soyuz launch of ISS crew appeared first on SpaceNews.
The next crew launch to the International Space Station is scheduled for Tuesday, July 14,… The post Soyuz MS-29 set to launch new crew to ISS from Russia appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.
Seven launches are scheduled worldwide this week, including the 13th flight test of SpaceX’s Starship… The post Launch Preview: Soyuz to launch crew to ISS, Starship to fly another test flight appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.