Apollo–Soyuz
Sign in to saveApollo–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.
Key facts
- Spaceflight/Dock.undocking_date
- 19 July 1975, 12:12:00UTC
- Spaceflight.name
- Apollo–Soyuz
- Spaceflight.image
- Apollo-Soyuz-Test-Program-artist-rendering.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- A 1973 artist's conception of the docking of the two spacecraft
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Cooperative/scientific
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASASoviet space program
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- NPO EnergiaNorth American Rockwell
- Spaceflight.crew_size
- Soyuz: 2Apollo: 3
- Spaceflight.crew_photo
- Portrait of ASTP crews - restoration.jpg
- Spaceflight.crew_photo_caption
- Back Row: Stafford, LeonovFront Row: Slayton, Brand, Kubasov
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Soyuz: Soyuz-UApollo: Saturn IB (SA-210)
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_regime
- Low Earth orbit
- Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
- 51.8°
- Spaceflight.orbit_period
- 88.91 minutes
- Spaceflight.apsis
- gee
- Spaceflight.insignia
- File:ASTP patch.png
- Spaceflight.insignia_caption
- Official emblems of Apollo–Soyuz used by NASA and the АН СССР respectively
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Historical background
- Apollo crew
- Backup crew
- Crew notes
- Soyuz crew
- Backup crew
- Mission summary
- Background
- Launch and mission
- Re-entry and aftermath
- Legacy
- Technical
- Political
- Cultural
- Scientific
- Spacecraft locations
- Commemorations
- Monument
- Mission Control Center
- Program cost
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
The Americans referred to the flight as the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), while the Soviets called it Experimental flight "Soyuz"–"Apollo" () and designated the spacecraft Soyuz 19. The unnumbered Apollo vehicle was a leftover from the canceled Apollo missions program and was the final Apollo module to fly.
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1975 in international relations1975 in the Soviet UnionAlexei LeonovApollo–Soyuz Test ProjectCrewed Soyuz missionsDeke SlaytonJuly 1975Saturn IBSource attributionSoviet Union–United States relationsSpacecraft launched by Saturn rocketsSpacecraft launched by Soyuz-U rocketsSpacecraft launched in 1975