On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 16:00:36 -0500
"Christopher M. Jones" wrote:

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And a manned Soyuz launch from Kourou is just about as
equally fantastical.

Yes, apart from the other objections to this which I have seen I wonder about the consequences of ditching into the ocean after a failed launch. Is Soyuz the only capsule design which can _not_ safely land on water?
It always seems to wind up on its side after a normal landing and this makes me think that it is top heavy and would float on it's side, with the hatch potentially under water.
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