Photos: Soyuz U blasts off on Final Climb to Orbit
Russia’s venerable Soyuz U rocket made its final launch on Wednesday, carrying into orbit the Progress MS-05 ISS resupply spacecraft, putting an end to a 44-year career. Soyuz U was inaugurated in 1973 as an improved version of the original Soyuz rocket, becoming the undisputed workhorse of the Russian space program. Soyuz U holds the record for the longest-serving and most-flown orbital launch vehicle with a total of 786 launches, supporting space station logistics, crewed missions and all types of satellite launches,
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