jul 17, 1975 - First International Docking in Space (the end of the Space Race)

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The Soviet Premier, Leonid Breshnev, and the United States President, Nixon, decided on a policy of cooperation rather than competition. To showcase this, a joint mission, Apollo Soyuz, was attempted. This involved and American Apollo spacecraft docking with a Soviet Soyuz spacecraft. This marked the official end to the vigorous Space Race.

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