On this day in 1975, NASA astronauts Deke Slayton, Tom Stafford, and Vance Brand were deep into final preparations for the historic Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP).

(WHTM) On July 15, 1975, two rockets blasted off into space. The Soviet Union’s Soyuz 19 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 8:20 a.m. EDT, carrying cosmonauts Alexey Leonov and Valery ...

In 1971, the USSR's Soyuz 11 mission ended in a tragedy that brought both sides of the Cold War together in mourning.

On this date in 1975, a Soviet and an American shook hands. Even for the time period, this wouldn’t have been a big deal if it wasn’t for the fact that it happened approximately 220 kilometers (136 ...

Here are a few quick details to keep in mind about the The Prod documentary flick. Apollo-Soyuz: The First Handshake in Space starring Thomas Stafford, Alexei Leonov has a Not Rated rating, a runtime ...

March 18 (UPI) --Former Gemini and Apollo 10 astronaut Thomas Stafford died at his home in Indian Harbor, Fla., on Monday, NASA said. He was 93. Stafford, a retired Air Force lieutenant general, was a ...

Most of us take it for granted today that American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts live and work together in Earth orbit. They’ve been doing it for years, first in the Shuttle-Mir program, and now ...

The passing of Tom Stafford leaves only seven surviving Apollo Moon voyagers. Nicknamed “Mumbles”, this Air Force three-star general dodged death on the launchpad, set records as one of the fastest ...

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