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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.
ASTP Cosmonauts visit Disney World
Leonov enters the Apollo Command Module
ASTP Soyuz Spacecraft being readied for the mission
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The origin of the Soviet’s concern, regarding the potential impact of the Apollo Command Module’s Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters on the Soyuz spacecraft during docking maneuvers, can be traced back to a Skylab film.
ASTP Crew
Apollo Simulator
Crew Transfer Drawing. Credit Encl. Astronautica.
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Soyuz 16 served as a comprehensive rehearsal for the Soviet contribution to Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP).
Anatoli Filipchenko. Credit Spacefacts.
Soyuz 16 Crew
Nikolai Rukavishnikov
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The Vulcan device consisted of two major units. The first unit included various welding devices and a turn-table with samples of metals to be welded. The second unit consisted of an electric power pack, a protective shield which covered the welding unit, and a remote control console.
The crew of Soyuz 8
Launch of Soyuz 8
The Vulcan device
