Apollo Soyuz Test Project (1975)

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The Apollo-Soyuz mission, also called Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), was the first joint flight between United States and the Soviet Union. As a cooperation mission was a symbol of the improved international relations between the two superpowers. In July, 1975, the spacecraft took off separately and the American and Soviet space teams met in orbit to test an international docking system and joint flight procedures. The astronauts (Stafford, Brand and Slayton) and cosmonauts (Leonov and Kubasov) were able to move from one ship to the other and shook hands as a symbol of friendship and cooperation. The mission also allowed to conduct scientific experiments that included the artificial eclipse of the Sun by the Apollo spacecraft to photograph the solar corona from the Soyuz.

The mission provided useful engineering experience for future joint US-Russian space flights, such the Shuttle-Mir and the International Space Station.

The mission was a great success, both technically and international relations, and is a symbol of international cooperation and the peaceful exploration of space.

Lego Project

I present you a LEGO model of the Apollo-Soyuz Mission. It consist of two spacecrafts:

Apollo CSM spacecraft with docking module (993 pcs). Command module can be separated from service module and the docking module. The command module has a hatch and fits 3 astronauts seat in the cabin.

Soyuz 19 spacecraft, variant 7K-T (946 pcs). The 3 modules (orbit, descent and service) can be separated. The orbit module can be opened and fits 2 minifigs of cosmonauts.

Done