Initial liftoff
Initial liftoff
Back-end of Soyuz capsule showing the rocket boosters
Soyuz in route to Baikonur, Kazakhstan
This is the train that carries the Soyuz capsule to the lift-off site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan

Soyuz in place before lift-off. These “arms” ensure that he Soyuz will have a straight lift-off. They are slowly retracted before lift-off