posted 10-20-2018 10:32 AM            

In the first photo, there is no picture hanging on the far wall. In the second photo, there is a picture hanging on the far wall. It appears to be this cartoon of the mission, drawn by Alexei Leonov.

The American ASTP crewmen search the skies for the Soviet Soyuz spacecraft in this humorous artwork by cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.

Astronauts Vance Brand, Donald Slayton and Thomas Stafford (left to right) sit astride the Apollo spacecraft and Docking Module ready to lasso Soyuz. The cartoon humorously depicts the approaching historic event of an American spacecraft rendezvousing and docking in Earth orbit with a USSR spacecraft, scheduled today (July 17, 1975).

Aboard Soyuz are Leonov, crew commander, and his fellow cosmonaut, Valery Kubasov.

Stafford is the Apollo crew commander. The U.S. and USSR crewmen will visit each other's spacecraft while the Apollo and Soyuz are docked in Earth orbit for two days.

Leonov, an accomplished artist, specializes in paintings on space subjects. He has a number of paintings on public exhibit in his native land.