Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Displayed here are full-scale units of the Apollo-Soyuz Test
Project, the joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. program to develop and test a common
spacecraft docking system. The 1975 mission marked the first time manned
spacecraft of two nations met in space.
On the left is the Apollo Command and Service
Module. This spacecraft was used as a test vehicle during the Apollo
program and was restored for display here. In the center is a Docking Module that served as a backup for the
Docking Module used during the mission.
On the right is the green Soyuz spacecraft,
which includes a spherical orbital module, a bell-shaped landing module, and a
cylindrical Service Module. The Soyuz displayed here is a model built by the
Energiia Scientific Production Association, the company that still manufactures
Soyuz flight vehicles.
Apollo Command and Service Modules transferred from the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
Soyuz Spacecraft from the Energiia Scientific Production
Association, Russia
| Total Length: |
20.4 m (67 ft) |
| Total Weight: |
39,400 kg (86,900 lb) |
| Manufacturer (Apollo): |
North American
Rockwell, United States
|
| Manufacturer (Soyuz): |
Energiia Scientific
Production Assn., Russia
|
| Launch vehicle (Apollo): |
Saturn IB |
| Launch vehicle (Soyuz): |
Soyuz |