
Apollo Soyuz was the first international cooperative effort,
designed to test the compatibility of rendezvous and docking systems
for American and Soviet spacecraft.
It also paved the way for future joint manned flights.
ASTP space missions
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02 12 1974 |
Soyuz 16
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Anatoli Filipchenko
Nikolai Rukhavishnikov |
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Rehearsal for Soviet role in ASTP
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15 07 1975 21 07 1975 |
Soyuz 19 ASTP
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Alexei Leonov
Kubasov |
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Docked with Apollo on July 17. remained docked for two days
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| 15 07 1975
24 07 1975 |
Apollo 18 ASTP
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Thomas Stafford
Vance Brand Deke Slayton |
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Docked with Soyuz on July 17. remained docked for two days
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Man In Space
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