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Launch of Apollo spacecraft begins Apollo–Soyuz Test Project

NASA launched the Apollo spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center, initiating the U.S. segment of the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project with the Soviet Soyuz mission.

Launch of Apollo spacecraft begins Apollo–Soyuz Test Project

The launch marked the start of the first U.S.–Soviet crewed space rendezvous, a high-profile symbol of Cold War détente and bilateral scientific cooperation.

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