Soyuz programme
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The Soyuz programme is a human spaceflight programme initiated by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s. The Soyuz spacecraft was originally part of a Moon landing project intended to put a Soviet cosmo
Artist's impression of the Soyuz 19 spacecraft from the Apollo–Soyuz mission
Soyuz rocket on launch pad
A 2025 Soyuz-2.1a launch of Soyuz MS-28 from Site 31/6 for Expedition 74.
Soyuz TMA-3 launch
Apollo–Soyuz
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Apollo–Soyuz was the first crewed international space mission, conducted jointly by the United States and the Soviet Union in July 1975. Millions watched on television as an American Apollo spacecraft
Soyuz programme
…Soyuz programme Artist's impression of the Soyuz 19 spacecraft from the Apollo–Soyuz mission Program overview Country Soviet Union Russia Organization Roscosmos (1991–present) Status Ongoing Programme history First crewed flight Soyuz…
A 1973 artist's conception of the docking of the two spacecraft
Back Row: Stafford, Leonov Front Row: Slayton, Brand, KubasovApollo program← Apollo 17 Soyuz programme← Soyuz 18Kosmos 772 →
U.S. president Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin (seated) sign an agreement in Moscow paving the way for the Apollo–Soyuz mission, May 1972.
Left to right: Slayton, Brand, Stafford