Apollo-Soyuz

Flight Details

Soyuz 19 (ASTP)

Mission Statistics:

• Date: 07/15/75
• Flight Time: 005d 22h 31m
• Number of Orbits: 0096 orbits

Cosmonaut Crew:

• Alexei A. Leonov
• Valeri N. Kubasov

EVA's:

• None

Payloads:

• None

Mission Highlights: This flight was the Soviet half of the joint Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). Soyuz was the passive target for docking by the Apollo spacecraft. During the joint mission, crew members from each spacecraft visited the other vehicle for scientific and ceremonial activities. The next Soyuz flight, Soyuz 20, was an unmanned test mission launched on 11/17/75.

Apollo (ASTP)

Mission Statistics:

• Date: 07/15/75
• Flight Time: 009d 01h 28m
• Number of Orbits: 0147 orbits

Astronaut Crew:

• Thomas P. Stafford
• Vance D. Brand
• Donald K. (Deke) Slayton

EVA's:

• None

Payloads:

• None

Mission Highlights: The Apollo lifed off 7 1/2 hours after Soyuz 19. Soyuz and Apollo remained docked for 2 days. Apollo stayed in orbit several days after Soyuz returned to Earth. Various experiments were conducted during the extra days in space. During reentry, the crew inhaled poisonous rocket fuel fumes that leaked into the cabin, but they were later released from the hospital in good health. The carrier USS New Orleans recovered the crew, in what was to be the last water landing for American manned spacecraft.

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