Space Rocket History #465 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Epilogue
Due to the deterioration of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1970s, no follow-on missions to ASTP took p...
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20 of 210 episodesSpace Rocket History #464 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Coming Home
Celebrations erupted in Mission Control, with broad smiles and cigar smoke marking the successful conclusion. But, while Mission control was...
Space Rocket History #463 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Joint Operations
“I had thoughts I couldn’t express at the time. It felt like we weren’t just opening a hatch in space, but opening the door to a new era on...
Space Rocket History #462 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Handshake
On July 17, 1975, orbiting in space high above the French city of Metz, the American and Russian commanders shook hands. Their conversation,...
Space Rocket History #461 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Rendezvous
CapCom Truly radioed at 10:46 with the go-ahead: “I’ve got two messages for you: Moscow is go for docking; Houston is go for docking. It’s u...
Space Rocket History #460 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Light the Candles
Reports from Baykonur indicated that the weather was perfect for the launch: clear skies, light winds, and hot July sunshine. The post Space...
Space Rocket History #459 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – I Want my Apollo/Soyuz TV
Television coverage involved meticulous planning of specific television transmissions, detailed preparation for an onboard press conference,...
Space Rocket History #458 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Final Training & Tang Ceremony
Eight cosmonauts arrived in Washington, D.C. on February 7th, 1975 to start their final training session in the U.S. as the technical specia...
Space Rocket History #457 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Soviet Concerns with Apollo
The origin of the Soviet’s concern, regarding the potential impact of the Apollo Command Module’s Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters on...
Space Rocket History #456 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Soyuz 16
Soyuz 16 served as a comprehensive rehearsal for the Soviet contribution to Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). The post Space Rocket History...
Space Rocket History #455 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Spacecraft Orientation
The American astronauts acknowledged the necessity of enhancing their Russian language proficiency. They observed that their Russian counter...
Space Rocket History #454 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Astronauts & Cosmonauts
For the first time, the Soviet Union publicly announced the crew assignments for a Soyuz mission before the flight. Previously, cosmonaut id...
Space Rocket History #453 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Mid-term Review
According to George Low, the Soviet mission operations control room was quite large – it contained 16 two-man consoles, thus allowing them 3...
Space Rocket History #452 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Full Speed Ahead
In April of 1972, George Low returned to Washington from Moscow and briefed Henry Kissinger. He conveyed NASA’s assessment that a joint spac...
Space Rocket History #451 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – No More Salyut?
In a re-evaluation of the proposed test mission, the Soviets concluded that utilizing the Salyut spacecraft would not be technically and eco...
Space Rocket History #450 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Round 3 with the Soviets
Finally Kraft and Gilruth told the Soviets that if they were unwilling to agree to the telephone conversations then the NASA delegation migh...
Space Rocket History #449 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Apollo-Salyut Test Mission Planning
The spacecraft designers led by Caldwell Johnson faced a demanding task. Director Gilruth urged them to accelerate the development of the do...
Space Rocket History #448 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Soyuz/Skylab & Apollo/Salyut
Two options were presented: Apollo docking with Salyut/Soyuz or Soyuz with Skylab/Apollo. Caldwell Johnson was taken aback by the Soviets’ e...
Space Rocket History #447 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Creating a Partnership
On January 20th, 1971 in private negotiation, Low and Frutkin met with Keldysh and Feoktistov to discuss rendezvous and docking. NASA propos...
Space Rocket History #446 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Tell Us All Your Secrets
A critical problem emerged during the separation and ignition of the third stage approximately five minutes into the flight. A failure in th...
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