An original 8x10" vintage photo from an archive of rarely seen press photos related to the Apollo Soyuz Test Project (ASTP). Professionally packaged in a rigid mailer for safe delivery.

Photo Overview

This photo shows a team of engineers at Rockwell International's Space Division in Downey, California, working on a cylindrical docking module for the Apollo Soyuz Test Project. The module is approximately 3 meters long and 1.5 meters in diameter and serves as the connecting link between the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft. The inset in the photo highlights one of the module panels with labels in both English and Russian, indicative of the collaboration between the US and USSR for this mission.

The Apollo Soyuz Test Project, conducted in 1975, was the first international manned spaceflight and a significant step in US-Soviet space cooperation. This mission marked the end of the space race and paved the way for future collaborations in space exploration, such as the International Space Station.

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Space Division
Rockwell International
12214 Lakewood Boulevard
Downey, California 90241

PHONE: A. J. Longo
(213) 594-2371

CONNECTING LINK -- Cylindrical-shaped test docking module, much like one for joint US/USSR space mission--history's first international manned space flight--is shown in giant cleanroom at Rockwell International Corporation's Space Division. Inset shows one of module panels bearing both English and Russian nomenclature. About 3 meters long and 1.5 meters in diameter (10 ft. by 5 ft.), docking module will be connecting link between Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft and airlock for crew movement between crafts, which have different atmospheres.

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Condition: Good to excellent vintage condition. Please see photos for scans of the surface.