Welcome to the Space Rocket History podcast
Television coverage involved meticulous planning of specific television transmissions, detailed preparation for an onboard press conference, and careful scheduling of... more
Eight cosmonauts arrived in Washington, D.C. on February 7th, 1975 to start their final training session in the U.S. as... more
The origin of the Soviet’s concern, regarding the potential impact of the Apollo Command Module’s Reaction Control System (RCS) thrusters... more
Soyuz 16 served as a comprehensive rehearsal for the Soviet contribution to Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP).
The American astronauts acknowledged the necessity of enhancing their Russian language proficiency. They observed that their Russian counterparts, had demonstrated... more
For the first time, the Soviet Union publicly announced the crew assignments for a Soyuz mission before the flight. Previously,... more
According to George Low, the Soviet mission operations control room was quite large – it contained 16 two-man consoles, thus... more
In April of 1972, George Low returned to Washington from Moscow and briefed Henry Kissinger. He conveyed NASA’s assessment that... more
In a re-evaluation of the proposed test mission, the Soviets concluded that utilizing the Salyut spacecraft would not be technically... more
Finally Kraft and Gilruth told the Soviets that if they were unwilling to agree to the telephone conversations then the... more
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