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I should have said something but have been busy installing Windows 7 on my laptop and of course putting up with all the changes and upgrades and computer stalls.
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Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) (Russian: Экспериментальный полёт «Союз» — «Аполлон») (Eksperimantalniy polyot Soyuz-Apollon) flew in July 1975. It was the last Apollo mission, the first joint U.S./Soviet space flight, and the last manned US space mission until the first Space Shuttle flight in April 1981.
Though the mission included both joint and separate scientific experiments (including an engineered eclipse of the Sun by Apollo for Soyuz to take photographs of the solar corona) and provided useful engineering experience for future joint US/Russian space flights such as the Shuttle-Mir Program and the International Space Station, its primary purpose was symbolic. ASTP was a symbol of détente that the two superpowers were pursuing at the time, and it ended the tension of the Space Race.
This was astronaut Deke Slayton's only flight. He was chosen as one of the original Mercury Seven in April 1959 but had been grounded until 1972 for medical reasons.
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Another view of on-line information.
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http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/
The Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Program Overview
Apollo Soyuz Goals
Apollo Soyuz was the first international manned spaceflight. It was designed to test the compatibility of rendezvous and docking systems for American and Soviet spacecraft, to open the way for international space rescue as well as future joint manned flights.
Apollo Soyuz Spacecraft
The existing American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft were used. The Apollo spacecraft was nearly identical to the one that orbited the Moon and later carried astronauts to Skylab. The Soyuz craft was the primary Soviet spacecraft used for manned flight since its introduction in 1967. A docking module was designed and constructed by NASA to serve as an airlock and transfer corridor between the two craft.
Apollo Soyuz Flight Summary
The Flight of the Apollo Soyuz Test Project
July 15-24, 1975
Apollo Crew : Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand, Donald K. Slayton
Soyuz Crew: Valeriy Nikolayevich Kubasov, Alexei Arhipovich Leonov
09 days, 07 hours, 28 minutes
The Soyuz was launched just over seven hours prior to the launch of the Apollo CSM. Apollo then maneuvered to rendezvous and docking 52 hours after the Soyuz launch. The Apollo and Soyuz crews conducted a variety of experiments over a two-day period. After separation, Apollo remained in space an additional 06 days. Soyuz returned to Earth approximately 43 hours after separation.
Spacelink: Apollo Soyuz
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/
[link moved - LRK -]
The Partnership: History of the Apollo Soyuz Test Project
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/
JSC Apollo Soyuz Press Release Images
http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/
Return to the History of Manned Spaceflight
[Not found]
Try this http://www.nasa.gov/centers/
First 100 Manned Space Flights
[Not found]
Try this http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/
[Some links stale as last revised 04/23/2003 - LRK-]
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Tiny URL for a Google search link for ASTP images.
http://tinyurl.com/3x8td2b
- LRK -
Thanks for looking up with me.
- LRK -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) (Russian: Экспериментальный полёт «Союз» — «Аполлон») (Eksperimantalniy polyot Soyuz-Apollon) flew in July 1975. It was the last Apollo mission, the first joint U.S./Soviet space flight, and the last manned US space mission until the first Space Shuttle flight in April 1981.
Though the mission included both joint and separate scientific experiments (including an engineered eclipse of the Sun by Apollo for Soyuz to take photographs of the solar corona) and provided useful engineering experience for future joint US/Russian space flights such as the Shuttle-Mir Program and the International Space Station, its primary purpose was symbolic. ASTP was a symbol of détente that the two superpowers were pursuing at the time, and it ended the tension of the Space Race.
This was astronaut Deke Slayton's only flight. He was chosen as one of the original Mercury Seven in April 1959 but had been grounded until 1972 for medical reasons.
snip
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Another view of on-line information.
- LRK -
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http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/
The Apollo Soyuz Test Project
Program Overview
Apollo Soyuz Goals
Apollo Soyuz was the first international manned spaceflight. It was designed to test the compatibility of rendezvous and docking systems for American and Soviet spacecraft, to open the way for international space rescue as well as future joint manned flights.
Apollo Soyuz Spacecraft
The existing American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft were used. The Apollo spacecraft was nearly identical to the one that orbited the Moon and later carried astronauts to Skylab. The Soyuz craft was the primary Soviet spacecraft used for manned flight since its introduction in 1967. A docking module was designed and constructed by NASA to serve as an airlock and transfer corridor between the two craft.
Apollo Soyuz Flight Summary
The Flight of the Apollo Soyuz Test Project
July 15-24, 1975
Apollo Crew : Thomas P. Stafford, Vance D. Brand, Donald K. Slayton
Soyuz Crew: Valeriy Nikolayevich Kubasov, Alexei Arhipovich Leonov
09 days, 07 hours, 28 minutes
The Soyuz was launched just over seven hours prior to the launch of the Apollo CSM. Apollo then maneuvered to rendezvous and docking 52 hours after the Soyuz launch. The Apollo and Soyuz crews conducted a variety of experiments over a two-day period. After separation, Apollo remained in space an additional 06 days. Soyuz returned to Earth approximately 43 hours after separation.
Spacelink: Apollo Soyuz
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/
[link moved - LRK -]
The Partnership: History of the Apollo Soyuz Test Project
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/
JSC Apollo Soyuz Press Release Images
http://images.jsc.nasa.gov/
Return to the History of Manned Spaceflight
[Not found]
Try this http://www.nasa.gov/centers/
First 100 Manned Space Flights
[Not found]
Try this http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/
[Some links stale as last revised 04/23/2003 - LRK-]
snip
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Tiny URL for a Google search link for ASTP images.
http://tinyurl.com/3x8td2b
- LRK -
Thanks for looking up with me.
- LRK -
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