1969 Press Photo A manned Soviet Soyuz spacecraft rocket before launch, Russia

A manned Soviet Soyuz spacecraft rocket before launch, Russia. A rare photograph of a manned Soviet rocket just before launch. Atop the 3-stage rocket is a Soyuz spacecraft of the type flown on the last three manned flights. The location of the launching site, once a closely guarded secret, is known now to be on a grassy desert near the Aral Sea in the southern part of the USSR. Cosmonauts

Photo is dated 1969.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.