Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
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United States–Soviet Union spaceflight
crewed spaceflight mission
docking mission
joint space mission
The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project was a 1975 joint U.S.–Soviet space mission that conducted the first international crewed spacecraft docking, symbolizing a thaw in Cold War tensions and pioneering cooperative space exploration.
Aliases (2)
- Apollo–Soyuz ×1
- Apollo–Soyuz Test Project launch ×1
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States–Soviet Union spaceflight
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crewed spaceflight mission → docking mission → joint space mission → |
| agreementSigned |
1972-05-24
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| agreementSignedBy |
Soviet Union
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United States → |
| alsoKnownAs |
ASTP
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Apollo–Soyuz → |
| apogee |
about 229 km
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| country |
Soviet Union
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United States → |
| crewMember |
Alexei Leonov
→
Donald K. Slayton → Thomas P. Stafford → Valeri Kubasov → Vance D. Brand → |
| crewSize |
5
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| dockingDate |
1975-07-17
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| dockingMechanismStandard |
Androgynous Peripheral Attach System
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| firstInternationalDocking |
true
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| followedBy |
Space Shuttle program
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| inclination |
about 51.8 degrees
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| landingDate |
1975-07-21
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| launchDate |
1975-07-15
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| launchSite |
Baikonur Cosmodrome Site 1/5
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B → |
| legacy |
paved way for International Space Station cooperation
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paved way for Shuttle–Mir Program → |
| missionDuration |
9 days
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| missionType |
diplomatic mission in space
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test flight → |
| notableAs |
last crewed US spaceflight before Space Shuttle era
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last flight of an Apollo spacecraft → |
| objective |
conduct joint scientific experiments
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demonstrate international cooperation in space → test compatible rendezvous and docking systems → |
| operator |
NASA
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Soviet space program → |
| orbit |
low Earth orbit
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| perigee |
about 217 km
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| politicalContext |
détente
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| precededBy |
Skylab 4
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| program |
Apollo program
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Soyuz program → |
| spacecraft |
Apollo CSM-111
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Soyuz 19 → |
| symbolized |
beginning of US–Soviet space cooperation
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thaw in Cold War tensions → |
| undockingDate |
1975-07-19
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| usedDockingModule |
Apollo–Soyuz Docking Module
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Referenced by (15)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
→
Launch Operations Center → |
usedForProgram |
|
Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
("Apollo–Soyuz")
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alsoKnownAs |
|
Space Race
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concludedWith |
|
Soviet space program
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cooperationEvent |
|
Apollo program
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followedBy |
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Launch Control Center Firing Rooms
("Apollo–Soyuz Test Project launch")
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historicalUse |
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Apollo command and service module
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lastCrewedFlight |
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Skylab program
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relatedProgram |
|
Space Race
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significantEvent |
|
Thomas Stafford
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spaceMission |
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LC-39B
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supportedProgram |
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Vehicle Assembly Building
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|
usedDuringProgram |
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Apollo command and service module
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usedInMission |
|
Thomas Stafford
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wasCommanderOf |