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The sign near the Soyuz model. It reads

Suspended above is a model of the Soyuz spacecraft. The Soyuz was a part of the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, the first big step in international space flight cooperation. American and Soviet space teams designed, developed, and produced the hardware and systems whereby two spacecraft from different traditions could be joined together in space. The teams' efforts led to further international cooperation and an end of the Cold War rivalry. The successful Apollo-Soyuz Test Project secured a cooperative atmosphere that established the International Space Station joint venture.