The Partnership

A NASA History of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

Edward Clinton Ezell, Linda Neuman Ezell, Linda Neuman Ezell, Linda Neuman Ezell, Paul Dickson

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9780486135915
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Astronomy & Astrophysics

The 1975 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) was the first joint U.S.-Soviet space flight, in which teams from the two nations met in orbit to test an international docking system and conduct both collaborative and independent studies. Although primarily a symbol of international goodwill, the mission provided useful experience for future cooperative ventures between the two nations. This authorized NASA history features many fascinating interviews with participants as well as firsthand observations of ASTP activities.
Because details of the Soviet space program remained shrouded in secrecy during the ASTP, the story is told from the American perspective. No scientific background is necessary to appreciate the narrative, which focuses on the participants' working relationships rather than the technical aspects of their jobs. Starting with the early years of the Cold War competition, it traces the formation of an alliance between NASA and Soviet Academy engineers in developing a test project, training the crew, and the triumphant flight. Eighty-six pages of photographs include twelve full-color pages with images of Earth from space.

Appendix C

Signatories of Joint Meeting Minutes, Working Groups 1 to 5

Working Group 1 Meeting Minutes–Signatories

Working Group 1 Meeting Minutes–Signatories–Concluded

Working Group 1 Meeting Minutes–Translation Verifiers

Working Group 2 Meeting Minutes–Signatories

Working Group 2 Meeting Minutes–Translation Verifiers

Working Group 3 Meeting Minutes–Signatories

Working Group 3 Meeting Minutes–Translation Verifiers

Working Group 4 Meeting Minutes–Signatories

Working Group 4 Meeting Minutes–Translation
Verifiers

Working Group 5 Meeting Minutes–Signatories

Working Group 5 Meeting Minutes–Translation Verifiers

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Table of contents

• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Introduction to the Dover Edition
• Foreword
• Preface
• Notes
• Table of Contents
• Prologue - The Paine-Keldysh File
• I - The Years Before
• II - Dryden and Blagonravov
• III - Routes to Space Flight
• IV - Mission to Moscow
• V - Proposal for a Test Flight
• VI - Forging a Partnership
• VII - Creating a Test Project
• VIII - Apollo and Soyuz at Mid-Term
• IX - Preparing for the Mission
• X - Final Examinations
• XI - Come Fly with Us
• Epilogue
• Source Notes
• Sources and Research Materials
• Note on Photography
• Appendix A - NASA Organization Charts
• Appendix B - Development of Manned Space Flight, American and Soviet
• Appendix C - Signatories of Joint Meeting Minutes, Working Groups 1 to 5
• Appendix D - Summary of U.S./U.S.S.R. Meetings
• Appendix E - ASTP Scientific Experiments
• Appendix F - ASTP Launch Vehicles
• Index
• The Authors