Apollo-Soyuz Spawned 1st Handshake in Space by US-Soviet Crews 40 years Ago
Friday, July 17, 2015 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
On July 17, 1975, NASA astronauts aboard an Apollo spacecraft linked up with cosmonauts in their Soyuz capsule. The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project meetup showed that two different space vehicles could dock in orbit, but it had diplomatic consequences as well.