Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Johnson Space Center Collection
Title:
Vertical view of Arab Republic of Egypt from ASTP mission
Description:
A vertical view of a portion of the Arab Republic of Egypt, as photographed from the Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit during the joint U.S.-USSR Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) mission. The Nile Delta is in the most northerly corner of the picture. The city of Cairo on the Nile River is in the center of the photograph. The Gulf of Suez is in the most easterly corner of the picture. El Faiyum is south-southwest of Cairo. This picture was taken at an altitude of 223 kilometer (138 statute miles).
Date Taken:
1975-07-19
Program:
Apollo
Mission:
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Subject Terms:
PROJECT
Subject Terms:
APOLLO
Subject Terms:
EARTH
Subject Terms:
OBSERVATIONS
Subject Terms:
(FROM
Subject Terms:
SPACE)
Subject Terms:
PHOTOGRAPHY
Subject Terms:
ONBOARD
Subject Terms:
ACTIVITIES
Subject Terms:
EGYPT
Subject Terms:
SOYUZ
Subject Terms:
TEST
facet_what:
Earth
facet_where:
Egypt
facet_where:
Cairo
facet_where:
Johnson Space Center (JSC)
Photo ID:
AST-09-555
Film Type:
70mm
UID:
SPD-JSC-AST-09-555
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Vertical view of Arab Republic of Egypt from ASTP mission