This is the official emblem of the Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) chosen by NASA and the Soviet Academy of…
The astronauts and cosmonauts assembled this special commemorative plaque in orbit as a symbol of the international cooperation behind the…
Astronaut Stafford (in foreground) shakes hands with cosmonaut Leonov make their on July 17, 1975. The historic handshake was the…
U.S. President Gerald R. Ford watches the astronauts and cosmonauts on television as he talks to them via radio-telephone from…
The American Apollo spacecraft as seen in Earth orbit from the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft. Note the special docking module attached…
The Saturn IB rocket lifts off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 15, 1975, carrying Stafford, Brand…
Cosmonauts Leonov (left) and Kubasov prepare to board their Soyuz spacecraft at the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…
The Soyuz spacecraft carrying Leonov and Kubasov lifts off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 15, 1975. Credit:…
Donald K. “Deke” Slayton suits up for an altitude test of the Apollo command module in an altitude chamber of…
The joint training in the U.S. and Russia had its lighter moments. Here, Cosmonaut Leonov joins a belly dancer on…
