The , which took place in July 1975, was the first international human spaceflight mission and served as a symbolic conclusion to the Space Race . The mission involved the docking of an American Apollo command module with a Soviet Soyuz capsule, representing a significant thaw in Cold War relations known as détente . Mission Overview Launch Date: July 15, 1975. Spacecraft & Launch Vehicles:
The two crews remained docked for approximately 44 hours , conducting joint scientific experiments, sharing meals, and exchanging gifts. The Crew Members American Crew (NASA) Soviet Crew Commander Thomas P. Stafford Alexey A. Leonov Flight Engineer/Pilot Vance D. Brand Valery N. Kubasov Docking Module Pilot Donald K. "Deke" Slayton [Sources: NASA, Spaceline] Technical Innovations & Challenges Apollo-Soyuz Test Project - NASA APOLLO -SOYUZ - NASA
Launched on a Saturn IB rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The , which took place in July 1975,
On July 17, 1975, the two spacecraft docked 138 miles (222 km) above Earth. Mission commanders Thomas Stafford (USA) and Alexey Leonov (USSR) performed the historic "handshake in space" through a specialized docking module. Spacecraft & Launch Vehicles: The two crews remained
Launched on a Soyuz U rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.