Apollo Program
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Vehicle: Saturn V | Launch Site: Kennedy Space Center, LC-39A
Mission Overview
The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission was a critical part of NASA's lunar exploration push. First joint US-Soviet space flight, featuring a historic handshake in space between Stafford and Leonov. The engineering advances made in guidance systems, thermal protection, computing, and structural engineering defined a generation of technology. The data returning from this mission shaped planetary geology, astronomy, and solar physics, cementing its position in human technological history.
Multimedia Gallery
Official NASA historical record photography for Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.