Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Mission
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Series
NASA
Venue
Low Earth orbit
Date
July 17, 1975
Agency
NASA
Nickname
Apollo and Soyuz dock in the first international crewed mission
Crew
Tom Stafford
Alexei Leonov
Deke Slayton
Alexei Leonov
Deke Slayton
Apollo and Soyuz dock in the first international crewed mission
American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft docked in orbit and their crews shook hands, marking the first joint crewed mission between the two Cold War rivals. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project symbolized detente and laid groundwork for future international cooperation in space.
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