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Robert Pearlman
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posted 07-15-2025 02:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Robert Pearlman   Click Here to Email Robert Pearlman     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Today (July 15) marks 50 years since the dual launches of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (or Experimental Flight Soyuz-Apollo). From NASA (Art credit Paul Calle):
Fifty years ago today, an Apollo spacecraft launched into space and days later, docked with a Soyuz spacecraft for the first time. NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford and cosmonaut Alexei Leonov shook hands in space on July 17 and paved the way for future cooperation on the space shuttle, Mir Space Station, and International Space Station.

More on the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.

LM-12
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posted 07-19-2025 12:55 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for LM-12     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I have seen two "50 Years Ago" articles from NASA this year regarding the ASTP flight: Oddly, I have not seen a "50 Years Ago" article in that series regarding the ASTP launch. Here is a "45 Years Ago" launch article from July 15, 2020.

The "50 Years Ago" series of articles goes way back to 2017.

Chuckster01
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posted 07-20-2025 11:24 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Chuckster01   Click Here to Email Chuckster01     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The American Space Museum had a great 50th Anniversary event with John Tribe and Jay Honeycutt speaking at the event.

A great event with once in a lifetime stories.

LM-12
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posted 07-22-2025 12:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LM-12     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
This photo shows the ASTP docking module after it was jettisoned.

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