Apollo–Soyuz
Also known as: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project · ASTP · Soyuz–Apollo · Soyuz-Apollo · Apollo-Soyuz · Apollo–Soyuz Test Project · Experimental flight Soyuz–Apollo
Community · Apollo program- 1This mission represented the first international crewed spaceflight, occurring in July 1975.
- 2It involved a joint operation between the United States and the Soviet Union.
- 3The flight featured the docking of an American Apollo spacecraft with a Soviet Soyuz capsule.
- 4The event was broadcast to millions of viewers via television.
- 5The mission served as a symbolic diplomatic gesture of détente during the Cold War.
Apollo–Soyuz was the first crewed international space mission, conducted jointly by the United States and the Soviet Union in July 1975.
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Final mission of the Apollo hardware era
This 1975 joint mission between the U.S. and the Soviet Union marked the symbolic end of the Space Race and the conclusion of the Apollo program's operational legacy.
Apollo–Soyuz was the first crewed international space mission, conducted jointly by the United States and the Soviet Union in July 1975. Millions watched on television as an American Apollo spacecraft docked with a Soviet Soyuz capsule. The mission and its symbolic "handshake in space" became an emblem of détente during the Cold War.
S75-22410 (March 1975) --- These five men compose the two prime crews of the first-ever two-nation cooperative space mission, known in the US as the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) and in the Soviet Union as the Soyuz-Apollo Experimental Flight (Russian: Экспериментальный полёт Союз-Аполлон, Eksperimantalniy polyot S...Wikimedia Commons; Adam Cuerden; This image or video was catalogued by Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: S75-22410 .; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image)This is the American crew insignia of the joint United States-USSR Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). Of circular design, the insignia has a colorful border area, outlined in red, with the names of the five crew members and the words Apollo in English and Soyuz in Russian around an artist's concept of the Apollo and So...Wikimedia Commons; NASA; NASA Human Space Flight Gallery ( image link ); Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P154 (logo image)Image attached to Apollo–Soyuz on Wikidata.Wikimedia Commons; R. Bruneau; http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/apollo-soyuz/apollo-soyuz/html/s73-02395.html; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image) 54 words