Cool Picture of the Russian Soyuz Rocket

[captainofiron]

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/389452main_200909280009HQ_full.jpg

I get a lot of cool stuff coming across my desk, this really caught my attention, because my fiance is Russian and her best friends husband works for Roskosmos (aka Russia's version of NASA)

This is how the Russians move their Rocket to the launch pad.

This is Soyuz TMA-16, it is going to support Expedition 21 on the International Space Station.

It actually is going to carry probably the last Space Tourist.

Guy Laliberté paid somewhere around 35 million to fly to the space station and stay there for a few weeks. Wish I had 35 million just to through around.

Cool stuff

[bluebird94]

wow. that's really cool

[Huff035]

When I first saw the picture I was like "Are they using John Deere stuff in their space program???:confused::confused:" haha. Cool picture non the less.

[captainofiron]

Its John Deerski

haha

[jaysz2893]

the need a few more Nozzles.. LOL

[Chris]

Background for a few days. I wonder how much they paid JD for their paint colors

[crows93z]

looks like something we made in the 1960's. congrats guys.

[popo8]

In case anyone was wondering who Guy Laliberté is,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8281253.stm

Cirque du Soleil Founder Guy Laliberte

[captainofiron]

looks like something we made in the 1960's. congrats guys.

The Soyuz design is from the 1960's
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_programme

[captainofiron]

Well that Rocket Launched successfully early this morning at 3:14 am EDT and its now on its way to the ISS, where it should be docking on Oct 2nd

Here is a video of the Launch

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/on_demand_video.html?param=http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/anon.nasa-global/ccvideos/tma16launch.asx&_id=undefined&_title=undefined&_tnimage=test.gif

and here are some more photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/sets/72157622471446930/

[1toofastlt1]

Got boost?