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Space programs and missions · A guided course
A shared doorway between rivals
Explore how a limited joint flight turned political agreement into compatible hardware, shared procedures and a lasting example of cooperation.
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The American Apollo spacecraft launches on a Saturn IB from Kennedy Space Center on July 15, 1975, beginning its rendezvous with the Soviet Soyuz 19 spacecraft. Display image resized and compressed.
NASA · Image sourceYour place in the bigger picture
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How we reached the Moon—and what we learned there.
Building a transport system, from rendezvous to recovery
The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project
A shared doorway between rivals
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