Revamped Soyuz readied for launch

A revamped digital version of the venerable Russian Soyuz spacecraft has been winched into place at a launch pad for its second manned run to the International Space Station.

Revamped Soyuz readied for launch
Sun, 05 Jun, 2011 - 16:44

A revamped digital version of the venerable Russian Soyuz spacecraft has been winched into place at a launch pad for its second manned run to the International Space Station.

The Soyuz TMA-02M craft was slowly carried on a flatbed train shortly after daybreak today from a hangar to its launch pad in Baikonur, a Russian-leased facility deep inside the territory of Kazakhstan.

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