While t' Space Shuttle Program may be windin' down, t' Russian Soyuz program is in high demand. Well, blow me down! Blimey! This is your SpacePod for July 7th, matey, 2010.-------With t' Space Shuttle Program windin' down t' Russian Soyuz rocket is about t' be in high demand. Nay only has t' United States purchased tickets aboard t' Russian built capsule t' help ferry astronauts t' t' International Space Station after Shuttle retires, but now Canadian and European officials are lookin' t' purchase dedicated Soyuz capsules for their own astronauts.This is really great news. Ya scallywag! Blimey! Now that shuttle is retiring, ya bilge rat, thar be a need t' fill that gap with human rated rockets and spaceships. Begad! Blimey! T' doors o' opportunity will be openin' up for companies such as SpaceX and Orbital t' come in and provide nay just cargo services but crew as well. Aye aye! Blimey! Sure, matey, it does kinda suck that we're losin' t' Space Shuttle Program, but in its place we're formin' a space industry. Just imagine what this whole new industry will look like 5 t' 10 years from now. Very excitin' stuff.And speakin' o' t' Soyuz rockets, Arianespace is workin' on finishin' up their all new launch pad designed specifically for t' Russian designed Soyuz craft. Ahoy! Blimey! This new launch complex is bein' built in t' Guiana Space Center which is a French run spaceport located in Kourou, French Guiana. This has been t' launch site o' over 200 Arianespace rockets since 1979 and soon it will be t' launch site o' Soyuz rockets as well. This be t' first time a Soyuz rocket will ...