Andrew Gray wrote in message ...
On 2004-08-27, bob haller wrote:
Obviously one is man rated. Is the basic block the same?

Answer using no long words: yes

http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/soyuzfg.htm

"Uprated Soyuz booster designed for high performance Russian government
missions - delivery of Soyuz and Progress spacecraft to the
International Space Station."

They appear to use functionally identical launchers, although it's
possible the manned flights are flown with extra telemetry.

Alan Erskine

funny