Episodes Tagged with "Baykonur"

Feb 21

Space Rocket History #458 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Final Training & Tang Ceremony

Posted on February 21, 2025

Eight cosmonauts arrived in Washington, D.C. on February 7th, 1975 to start their final training session in the U.S. as the technical specialists argued whether the spacecraft was ready or not.

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P3-ASTP Soyuz spacecraft are being readied for the joint mission

P2-Alexei Leonov enters the Apollo command module being readied for ASTP

Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Baykonur, Bushuyev, Deke Slaton, Filipchenko, Glynn Lunney, Kotelnikov, Leonov, Makarov, Petrov, Proxmire, Rukavishnikov, Tom Stafford, Vasily Lazarev, Vladimir Shatalov, Yeliseyev

Mar 7

Space Rocket History #459 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – I Want my Apollo/Soyuz TV

Posted on March 7, 2025

Television coverage involved meticulous planning of specific television transmissions, detailed preparation for an onboard press conference, and careful scheduling of symbolic activities designed to engage and inform the public.

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1-Inside the high bay of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, work progresses on the replacement of the first-stage fins of ASTP’s Saturn IB launch vehicle, March 1975

Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Ats F, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Baykonur, Bob Shafer, Bushuyev, Carl Ducket, Chet Lee, Donnelly, Gallagher, George Low, Glynn Lunney, Jack King, James Fletcher, Jsc, Ksc, Leonov, Proxmire, Tom Stafford, Vasily Lazarev, Vereshchetin

Mar 28

Space Rocket History #460 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Light the Candles

Posted on March 28, 2025

Reports from Baykonur indicated that the weather was perfect for the launch: clear skies, light winds, and hot July sunshine.

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P2-Soyuz launch

Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Baykonur, Bushuyev, Chet Lee, Chris Kraft, Deke Slaton, George Low, Glynn Lunney, James Fletcher, Jesse Gulick, John Yardley, Jsc, Ksc, Leonov, Max Faget, Proxmire, Tom Stafford, Vance Brand, Vasily Lazarev

Apr 11

Space Rocket History #461 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Rendezvous

Posted on April 11, 2025

CapCom Truly radioed at 10:46 with the go-ahead: “I’ve got two messages for you: Moscow is go for docking; Houston is go for docking. It’s up to you guys. Have fun.”

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P2-Improperly installed connector on the docking latch

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Ats 6, Baykonur, Bob Crippen, Bushuyev, Chet Lee, Chris Kraft, Deke Slaton, Dzani Bek Ov, Farouk El Baz, George Low, Glynn Lunney, James Fletcher, Jsc, Karol Bobko, Ksc, Kubasov, Leonov, Nell Hutchinson, Pyotr Klimuk, Sevastyanov, Tom Stafford, Truly, Vance Brand

Apr 25

Space Rocket History #462 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Handshake

Posted on April 25, 2025

On July 17, 1975, orbiting in space high above the French city of Metz, the American and Russian commanders shook hands. Their conversation, a mix of personal and technical remarks, reflected a casual familiarity, reminiscent of their simulator train...

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Ats 6, Baykonur, Brezhnev, Bushuyev, Deke Slaton, Dzani Bek Ov, Ford, George Low, Glynn Lunney, James Fletcher, Jsc, Ksc, Kubasov, Leonov, Nell Hutchinson, Pyotr Klimuk, Sevastyanov, Tom Stafford, Truly, Vance Brand

May 9

Space Rocket History #463 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Joint Operations

Posted on May 9, 2025

“I had thoughts I couldn’t express at the time. It felt like we weren’t just opening a hatch in space, but opening the door to a new era on Earth.” Tom Stafford.

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P3-AS second docking

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Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Baykonur, Bobko, Deke Slaton, Detente, Glynn Lunney, Goddard, John F Kennedy, Jsc, Ksc, Kubasov, Leonov, Marshall Space Flight Center, Nikita Khrushchev, Solar Eclipse, Syromyatnikov, Tom Stafford, Truly, Uva, Vance Brand

May 23

Space Rocket History #464 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Coming Home

Posted on May 23, 2025

Celebrations erupted in Mission Control, with broad smiles and cigar smoke marking the successful conclusion. But, while Mission control was celebrating, it was not yet known that the crew had been exposed to toxic fumes during descent. The crew was ...

P2-Cosmonauts Leonov and Kubasov (speaking) are interviewed by Soviet newsmen shortly after their safe landing in Kazakhstan.

P1-Kubasov autographs the side of the Soyuz descent vehicle

Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Astp, Ats 6, Baykonur, Bobko, Crippen, Deke Slaton, Glynn Lunney, Goddard, John F Kennedy, John Young, Jsc, Kazakhstan, Kubasov, Leonov, Neil, Sadie Link, Tom Stafford, Uss New Orleans, Vance Brand

Jun 6

Space Rocket History #465 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Epilogue

Posted on June 6, 2025

Due to the deterioration of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 1970s, no follow-on missions to ASTP took place. A backup Apollo spacecraft and Saturn IB rocket were available and there were some discussions of possib...

P3-crewmembers pose with the Apollo Command Module from their mission

P2-President Ford at the White House during the tour of the United States

P1-Stafford, Leonov, Brand, Kubasov, and Slayton in Moscow during the tour of the Soviet Union

Tagged:Apollo Soyuz, Arnold Aldrich, Astp, Baykonur, Bobko, Chris Kraft, Crippen, Deke Slaton, Ellington Air Force Base, George Low, Gerald R Ford, Glynn Lunney, Iss, John F Kennedy, Jsc, Kiev, Kubasov, Leningrad, Leonov, Mir, Novosibirsk, Rockwell, Saturn Ib, Skylab, Space Shuttle, Star City, Tbilisi, Tom Stafford, Uss New Orleans, Vance Brand, Volgograd