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Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Launch: July 15, 1975Vehicle: Saturn 1-B
American Crew: Thomas P. Stafford (Commander), Vance D. Brand (Command Module Pilot), Donald K. Slayton (Only Spaceflight)
Soviet Crew: Alexei Leonov (Commander), Valeri Kubasov (Flight Engineer)
Payload: CSM-111 and Soyuz 19 (Union)
Landing: July 21, 1975 - Pacific Ocean
Duration: 9 Days, 1 hour, 28 min
Objective: Test the compatibility of rendezvous and docking systems for American and Soviet spacecraft, open the way for international space rescue as well as future joint manned flights.
Highlights: The Apollo-Soyuz mission was the first manned space flight conducted jointly by two nations. The mission started with the Russian Soyuz launch on July 15, 1975, followed by the U.S. Apollo launch on the same day. Docking in space of the two craft occurred on July 17, and joint operations were conducted for two full days. Both spacecraft landed safely and on schedule.
