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The Partnership A NASA History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

Edward Clinton Ezell (Author), Linda Neuman Ezell (Contributor)
The 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) was the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight, in which teams from the two nations met in orbit to test an international docking system and conduct both collaborative and independent studies. Although primarily a symbol of international goodwill, the mission provided useful experience for future cooperative ventures between the two nations. This authorized NASA history features many fascinating interviews with participants as well as firsthand observations of ASTP activities. Because details of the Soviet space program remained shrouded in secrecy during ..

eBook, English, 2013
Dover Publications, Newburyport, 2013