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Soyuz Liftoff
Soyuz Liftoff

The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Leonov and Kubasov lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 15, 1975. Credit:…

‘Deke’ Slayton Suits Up
‘Deke’ Slayton Suits Up

Donald K. “Deke” Slayton suits up for an altitude test of the Apollo command module in an altitude chamber of…

Light on His Feet
Light on His Feet

The joint training in the U.S. and Russia had its lighter moments. Here, Cosmonaut Leonov joins a belly dancer on…

Apollo on the Pad
Apollo on the Pad

Dawn breaks behind the Saturn IB launch vehicle during the countdown demonstration test on July 2, 1975. The mobile service…

Training in Star City
Training in Star City

Cosmonaut Aleksey A. Leonov (left) and astronaut Thomas P. Stafford take part in joint crew training at the Cosmonaut Training…

It’s a Small World
It’s a Small World

A space-suited Mickey Mouse welcomes the Apollo-Soyuz crew to Florida’s Disney World near Orlando. The astronauts and cosmonauts made a…

Cultural Exchange
Cultural Exchange

Soviet Commander Aleksey A. Leonov enjoys a tribal welcome from Shoshone Indians during a hunting trip in the Lander, Wyoming…

President Ford With the Crews
President Ford With the Crews

President Gerald R. Ford removes the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft model from a model set during a meeting with the crews…

Five Men, Two Nations, One Crew
Five Men, Two Nations, One Crew

The joint U.S.-USSR crew for the Apollo Soyuz Test Project in a group portrait.

Artist’s Concept
Artist’s Concept

This 1974 painting by artist Robert McCall painting depicts the planned docking of American and Soviet spacecraft. The jointly-designed, U.S.-built…