Apollo/Soyuz Mission Profile

File — Box: 1, Folder: 25

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: 1974 - 1978

Creator

From the Collection: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1958-) (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research in the Archives & Special Collections reading room. Handling guidelines and use restrictions will be communicated and enforced by archives staff members.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Linear foot (1 box. )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

The Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) is a joint endeavor of the United States and the Soviet Union as part of the aagreement on cooperation in space which President Nixon and Chairman Kosygin signed in Moscow in May of 1972. Both countries have agreed to develop compatible rendezous and docking sytems and to conduct a joint experimental mission in mid-1975.

Source: Kennedy Space Center, Baiknour, Kazakhstan.