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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…

Training in Houston
Training in Houston

The astronauts and cosmonauts sit atop mock-ups at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. At left, the three Americans (left…

Soyuz in Orbit
Soyuz in Orbit

An excellent view of the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in Earth orbit, photographed by the Apollo astronauts. The three major components…

Smoother Landings
Smoother Landings

Spacecraft attempting to land on an unfamiliar surface need to perform a maneuver called “deep throttling” – a step that…