Soyuz

[ saw-yooz; Russian suh-yooz ]

noun

1. one of a series of Soviet spacecraft, carrying one, two, or three cosmonauts, who carried out scientific research and developed rendezvous and docking techniques: still used to ferry crews to Soviet space stations.

Soyuz

/ sɔɪˈjʊz /

noun

1. any of a series of Russian spacecraft used to ferry crew to and from space stations

Word History and Origins

Origin of Soyuz¹

From the Russian word Soyúz literally, union

Word History and Origins

Origin of Soyuz¹

C20: Russian: union

Example Sentences

On the other hand, Russia’s Luna-25 escaped the Earth’s gravity quickly riding a powerful Soyuz rocket.

From BBC

Nasa retired its space shuttle fleet in 2011, leaving the agency reliant on Russia's Soyuz craft to get to and from the ISS, and having two American companies to perform the missions has been a key goal for some time.

From BBC

Under a contract between Nasa and Roscosmos, the Russian federal space agency, three-seat Russian Soyuz spacecraft carry one Nasa astronaut on each flight to the ISS and a cosmonaut flies on each four-seat Dragon.

From BBC

When their space shuttle fleet was retired in 2011, the US spent a decade relying solely on Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft to transport its crew and cargo - a situation Nasa admitted was far from ideal.

From BBC

The Russian Soyuz spacecraft also services the station and carries American astronauts.

From Los Angeles Times