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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
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Title:
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Installation of Soyuz Spacecraft at Baikonur
Title
Installation of Soyuz Spacecraft at Baikonur
Title
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Full Description:
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The Soyuz spacecraft and launch vehicle are installed on the launch pad at the Baikonur complex in Kazakhstan. Baikonur is the world's largest space center. This launch was part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), a cooperative space mission between the United States and the USSR. The goals of ASTP were to test the ability of American and Soviet spacecraft to rendezvous and dock in space and to open the doors to possible international rescue missions and future collaboration on manned spaceflights. The Soyuz and Apollo crafts launched from Baikonur and the Kennedy Space Center respectively, on July 15, 1975. The two spacecraft successfully completed the rendezvous and docking on July 17th. While the Soyuz craft returned to Earth on July 21st, the Apollo craft stayed in space another 3 days, landing on July 24th in the Pacific Ocean. ASTP was a success, as not only did crews accomplish the rendezvous and docking, but they also performed in-flight intervehicular crew transfers and various scientific experiments. ASTP proved to be significant step toward improving international cooperation in space during the Cold War.
Full_Description
The Soyuz spacecraft and launch vehicle are installed on the launch pad at the Baikonur complex in Kazakhstan. Baikonur is the world's largest space center. This launch was part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), a cooperative space mission between the United States and the USSR. The goals of ASTP were to test the ability of American and Soviet spacecraft to rendezvous and dock in space and to open the doors to possible international rescue missions and future collaboration on manned spaceflights. The Soyuz and Apollo crafts launched from Baikonur and the Kennedy Space Center respectively, on July 15, 1975. The two spacecraft successfully completed the rendezvous and docking on July 17th. While the Soyuz craft returned to Earth on July 21st, the Apollo craft stayed in space another 3 days, landing on July 24th in the Pacific Ocean. ASTP was a success, as not only did crews accomplish the rendezvous and docking, but they also performed in-flight intervehicular crew transfers and various scientific experiments. ASTP proved to be significant step toward improving international cooperation in space during the Cold War.
Full Description
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Date:
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07/15/1975
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NASA Center:
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Headquarters
NASA_Center
Headquarters
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Rocket Launches
Subject_Category
Rocket Launches
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Subject_Category
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Soviet Launch Vehicles
Subject_Category
Soviet Launch Vehicles
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Keywords:
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Cold
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Keywords:
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Test
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Keywords:
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Project
Keywords
Project
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Apollo-Soyuz
Keywords
Apollo-Soyuz
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Keywords:
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ASTP
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Keywords:
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Baikonur
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Baikonur
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Keywords:
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Kazakhstan
Keywords
Kazakhstan
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Keywords:
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War
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Pacific Ocean
facet_where
Pacific Ocean
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Kazakhstan
facet_where
Kazakhstan
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
facet_where
Washington, D.C.
facet_where
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facet_where:
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United States of America
facet_where
United States of America
facet_where
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facet_when:
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July 15, 1975
facet_when
July 15, 1975
facet_when
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facet_when:
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07-15-1975
facet_when
07-15-1975
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facet_when_year:
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1975
facet_when_year
1975
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Image #:
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75-HC-606
Image_#
75-HC-606
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0154
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0154
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Center:
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HQ
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Center Number:
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75-HC-606
Center_Number
75-HC-606
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2002-000154
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2002-000154
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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