17 Jul 1975 Jahr - Apollo Soyuz joint mission July 17, 1975

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The conclusion of the space race. The Apollo spacecraft docked in orbit with a Soviet Soyuz vehicle. The handshake in space symbolized the gradual improvement of U.S. and Soviet relations/a symbol of the policy of detente.
The Soyuz was the first Soviet mission with a televised launch and landing. It was also the last planned ocean landing for U.S. human spaceflight.

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