Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module

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docking module spacecraft spacecraft adapter

The Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module was a specially designed adapter spacecraft that enabled the American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz vehicles to physically connect and support joint operations during the first international crewed space mission.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
ASTP Docking Module	1
Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module canonical	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	docking module ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ spacecraft adapter ⓘ
agreementContext	developed under 1972 US–USSR space cooperation agreement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module ⓘ surface form: ASTP Docking Module
atmosphereAdaptation	adapted Apollo pure oxygen atmosphere to Soyuz nitrogen–oxygen atmosphere ⓘ
connectsWith	Apollo spacecraft ⓘ Soyuz spacecraft ⓘ
control	primarily controlled from Apollo command module ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crewAccess	allowed transfer of astronauts and cosmonauts between spacecraft ⓘ
crewCapacity	passage for up to three crew at a time ⓘ
developmentAgency	Johnson Space Center ⓘ surface form: NASA Manned Spacecraft Center
diameter	approximately 1.4 meters ⓘ
displayStatus	no complete flight article on public display ⓘ
dockingDate	1975-07-17 ⓘ
dockingSystemType	androgynous docking system ⓘ
feature	airlock between Apollo and Soyuz ⓘ androgynous peripheral attach system docking mechanism ⓘ environmental control system ⓘ pressure equalization system ⓘ translation and rotation control thrusters ⓘ
heritage	influenced later international docking standards ⓘ
historicalSignificance	enabled first international crewed space docking ⓘ symbol of US–Soviet détente in space ⓘ
launchDate	1975-07-15 ⓘ
launchSite	Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B ⓘ
launchVehicle	Saturn IB ⓘ
length	approximately 3.15 meters ⓘ
manufacturer	Rockwell International ⓘ surface form: North American Rockwell Rockwell International ⓘ
mass	approximately 2,000 kilograms ⓘ
mission	Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ surface form: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project mission
missionDuration	about 9 days ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
partOf	Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ
powerSource	electrical power from Apollo spacecraft ⓘ
precededBy	Apollo docking systems used with lunar module ⓘ
program	Apollo program ⓘ Soviet space program ⓘ surface form: Soviet crewed space program
purpose	enable docking between Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft ⓘ support joint US–Soviet crewed space operations ⓘ
reentryDate	1975-07-24 ⓘ
role	provided structural interface between Apollo and Soyuz ⓘ served as an airlock between different cabin atmospheres ⓘ
status	mission completed ⓘ
successor	APAS-89 docking system conceptually ⓘ
usedOnMission	Apollo spacecraft CSM-111 ⓘ Soyuz 19 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apollo–Soyuz Test Project → usedDockingModule → Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module ⓘ

Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module → alsoKnownAs → Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module ⓘ

this entity surface form: ASTP Docking Module