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Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Also Known As Soyuz 19 (Soviet designation)
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The first joint crewed spaceflight between the United States and the Soviet Union. An Apollo command/service module and a Soyuz spacecraft docked in Earth orbit on 17 July 1975; the American crew was commanded by Thomas Stafford and the Soviet crew by Alexei Leonov. The mission symbolized the easing of Cold War tensions known as detente.
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Mission TypeJoint crewed docking mission 1 End DateThe two spacecraft returned on different days: Soyuz 19 landed 21 July 1975 and the Apollo command module splashed down 24 July 1975, the mission's final return to Earth. OutcomeSuccessful; the two crews docked on 17 July 1975, conducted joint experiments and exchanged flags and gifts. Vance Brand was briefly incapacitated by toxic propellant fumes during Apollo's reentry, and all three American astronauts recovered after a hospital stay in Hawaii. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Leonov commanded the Soyuz side of the joint mission.
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationApollo-Soyuz Test Project, Historical Background sectionQuote, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Historical Background section
The Soviet and American spacemen will go up into outer space for the first major joint scientific experiment in the history of mankind.
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Wikimedia FoundationApollo-Soyuz Test Project, lead section
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationApollo-Soyuz Test Project, Outcome section
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationApollo-Soyuz Test Project, Wikipedia, mission narrative (launch and docking)Quote, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Wikipedia, mission narrative (launch and docking)
The Soyuz and Apollo flights launched within seven-and-a-half hours of each other on July 15, 1975, and docked on July 17, 1975.
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Wikimedia FoundationApollo-Soyuz Test Project, Wikipedia, lead section (naming)Quote, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Wikipedia, lead section (naming)
the Soviets called it Experimental flight "Soyuz"-"Apollo" ... and designated the spacecraft Soyuz 19
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationCrewed By: Alexei Leonov, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Crew section
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationOperated By: Soviet space program, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Wikipedia, lead section (joint mission)Quote, Operated By: Soviet space program, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, Wikipedia, lead section (joint mission)
Apollo-Soyuz was the first crewed international space mission, conducted jointly by the United States and the Soviet Union in July 1975.
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