Claim: Soyuz was part of the Soviet space program.
Evidence: Soyuz -LRB- Сою́з -LSB- sɐˈjʉs -RSB- , `` Union '' , as in Сове́тский Сою́з , `` Sovetskiy Soyuz '' , `` Soviet Union '' -RRB- is a series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space programme by the Korolyov Design Bureau -LRB- now RKK Energia -RRB- in the 1960s that remains in service today.