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 .
The Soyuz spacecraft is already operational .