Space Rocket History Podcast

Due to the deterioration of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union in the late 197

Celebrations erupted in Mission Control, with broad smiles and cigar smoke marking the successful co

“I had thoughts I couldn’t express at the time. It felt like we weren’t just opening a hatch in spac

On July 17, 1975, orbiting in space high above the French city of Metz, the American and Russian com

CapCom Truly radioed at 10:46 with the go-ahead: “I’ve got two messages for you: Moscow is go for do

Reports from Baykonur indicated that the weather was perfect for the launch: clear skies, light wind

Television coverage involved meticulous planning of specific television transmissions, detailed prep

Eight cosmonauts arrived in Washington, D.C. on February 7th, 1975 to start their final training ses

The origin of the Soviet’s concern, regarding the potential impact of the Apollo Command Module’s Re

Soyuz 16 served as a comprehensive rehearsal for the Soviet contribution to Apollo-Soyuz Test Projec

The American astronauts acknowledged the necessity of enhancing their Russian language proficiency.

For the first time, the Soviet Union publicly announced the crew assignments for a Soyuz mission bef

According to George Low, the Soviet mission operations control room was quite large – it contained 1

In April of 1972, George Low returned to Washington from Moscow and briefed Henry Kissinger. He conv

In a re-evaluation of the proposed test mission, the Soviets concluded that utilizing the Salyut spa

Finally Kraft and Gilruth told the Soviets that if they were unwilling to agree to the telephone con

The spacecraft designers led by Caldwell Johnson faced a demanding task. Director Gilruth urged them

Two options were presented: Apollo docking with Salyut/Soyuz or Soyuz with Skylab/Apollo. Caldwell J

On January 20th, 1971 in private negotiation, Low and Frutkin met with Keldysh and Feoktistov to dis

A critical problem emerged during the separation and ignition of the third stage approximately five