Saturn IB | Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

Saturn IB | Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

Launch Complex 39B
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

The Apollo-Soyuz Test Project was the first joint US-Soviet space flight and the last crewed US space mission until the Space Shuttle program. The US side of mission began on July 15, 1975, 19:50:00 UTC, launching Commander Thomas P. Stafford, Command Module Pilot Vance D. Brand and Docking Module Pilot Donald K. Slayton into orbit. Two days later, they docked with the Soyuz 19 spacecraft. American and Soviet crews visited each other's spacecrafts, performed docking and redocking maneuvers, conducted joint scientific experiments, exchanged flags and gifts. Crews spent more than 44 hours together, and after final parting of the ships on July 19, Apollo crew spent nine more days in orbit, conducting Earth observation experiments. The Apollo crew returned to Earth on July 24, 1975, 21:18:0 UTC with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

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Apollo CSM-111


Serial CSM-111

Launch Crew Count 3

Status Single Use

Landing Time 1975-07-24T21:18:00+0000


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Crew

Thomas P. Stafford

Commander

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1930-09-17

Deceased 2024-03-18

Status Deceased

Type Government


Vance D. Brand

Command Module Pilot

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1931-05-09

Status Retired

Type Government


Deke Slayton

Docking Module Pilot

Nationality American

Date Of Birth 1924-03-01

Deceased 1993-06-13

Status Deceased

Type Government


Saturn IB


Height 43.20 Meters

Max Stages 2

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 7100 kN

Diameter 6.61 Meters

Mass To LEO 21000 kg

Liftoff Mass 590 Tonnes


Launch Success 9

Consecutive Success 6

Maiden Flight 1966-02-26

Launch Failures 1


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