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Episodes Tagged with "Proxmire"

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.

P1-Disney World

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

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

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.

2-Rollout

3-Rollout

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

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.

P3-ASTP

p1-LeonovKubasov

P2-Soyuz launch