The Soyuz rocket is a rocket that is used to get to and from the international space station (ISS). It is a Russian craft, and interesting too. You can read more below.
The Soyuz has 3 stages. The outer rocket boosters that fire with the central core, the central core, and the 3rd stage. The craft reaches orbit, and separates from the 3rd stage. It does a series of burns until it comes to the ISS altitude and speed. Then it docks. When the Soyuz is ready to launch from the ISS to go home, it launches, goes down slowly, and does a few more burns. Then the craft separates, and only the passenger compartment is left to make it back to earth. Then it lands, using the last of the fuel to get a “soft” landing.
Some of the problems the creators of the Soyuz had to solve include how to carry the fuel, how to get into orbit, how not to hit the ISS, etc. Thank you for reading!