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Oct 25

Space Rocket History #450 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project – Round 3 with the Soviets

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Finally Kraft and Gilruth told the Soviets that if they were unwilling to agree to the telephone conversations then the NASA delegation might as well pack up and go back to Houston. After some hesitation, the Soviets decided to try the telephone telex approach.

Proposed Docking Mount

Proposed Docking Mount

Lunney’s Schedule for early 1972

Jul 26

Space Rocket History #22 – The Vanguard Six

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When the 20 Cosmonaut candidates were asked to anonymously vote for which candidate they would like to see fly first, all but three chose Gagarin.  The consensus was, Gagarin was very focused, and demanding of himself and others when necessary.

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Gagarin

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Titov

Andrian_Nikolaev

Nikolaev

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Popovic

Bykovsky

Bykovsky

Treshkova

Tereshkova

Tereshkova & Nikolaev

Tereshkova & Nikolaev