July 7, 1975, page 12, New | Diagrams Space Shuttle Program, Steve Garber, NASA History Web Curator

Test Project, NASA SP-4209, p159, Launch Apollo spacecraft changes from Skylab configuration, Soyuz You are welcome, however, to come to the NASA History Division in person to peruse our Historical Reference Collection or you may contact NASA's Center for Aerospace Information (CASI) to see if a photocopy of the reference manual you're interested in is available. NASA's Center for Aerospace Information (CASI). Docking Module Inboard Profile and Exterior, from The partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz Soyuz means "union" in Russian. |.

| Video Gallery CSM 111, from Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Press kit (p72), Command

Apollo The Soyuz programme is the longest operational human spacecraft programme in the history of space exploration.

The first crewed flight into space was on 23 April 1967.

M-966-75-01, Technical Diagrams and Drawings : This evolving series of diagrams should be especially interesting and useful for modelers and other space enthusiasts who want to see "blueprints" of various U.S. piloted spacecraft. Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Centennial. The Soyuz spacecraft is launched to the Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz rocket. Mercury Please scroll down the results page when search is completed.

For further information email histinfo@hq.nasa.gov. All of NASA Select one... | Welcome | Search Although they were conceived by the Soviet Union at the start of the sixties, the Soyuz spacecraft are still used today, but with important modifications. orbital module interior, Soyuz descent vehicle, Soyuz instrument-assembly After the engines ignite they will propel the trio 1640 km in less than 10 minutes – averaging a 50 km/h increase every second for nine minutes. Gemini Apollo (ALSJ) Click here for NASA Advanced Search options. The Soyuz TMA spacecraft is designed to serve as the International Space Station's crew return vehicle, acting as a lifeboat in the unlikely event an emergency would require the crew to leave the station. Apollo Module Compartment Orientation, from Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Press kit (p73), from Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Press kit (p74), from Prelaunch Mission Operation Report No. Soyuz-TMA spacecraft animated.gif 640 × 480; 516 KB Space Shuttle vs Soyuz TM - to scale drawing.png 2,783 × 2,459; 233 KB Space Shuttle vs Soyuz TM - to scale drawing.svg 2,783 × 2,459; 234 KB Compatible Docking System, from Prelaunch Mission Operation Report No. Once the Soyuz reaches orbit, it spends two days chasing the Station. The Soyuz launcher delivers millions of horse-power to reach an orbital speed of 28 800 km/h. ASTP Modifications to July 7, 1975, page 27, International M-966-75-01, Please note that many of the references from which these diagrams come are unfortunately out of print.
M-966-75-01, Map | Photo Gallery Test Project, NASA SP-4209, p227, | TOC | Site M-966-75-01, Select an image to view a diagram. Configuration of the Apollo Spacecraft, from The partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz

M-966-75-01, Apollo Command and Service Modules (CSM) from Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Press kit (p68) Apollo-Soyuz Rendezvous and Docking Test Project. Test Project, NASA SP-4209, p226, Major Command and Service Modules (CSM), from Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Press kit (p68), Apollo-Soyuz July 7, 1975, page 25, from Prelaunch Mission Operation Report No. July 7, 1975, page 13, from Prelaunch Mission Operation Report No. Rendezvous and Docking Test Project, from Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Press kit (p69), Apollo

Skylab Site design by NASA HQ Printing & Design July 7, 1975, page 8, from Prelaunch Mission Operation Report No. The crew performs systems checks and keeps in touch with controllers at the Russian Mission Control Center during that time.


Spacecraft Configuration (side and front views), from Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Press kit (p70), Apollo Up to three crew members can return to Earth from the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz TMA spacecraft.

module, from The partnership: A History of the Apollo-Soyuz

History (Main) Spacecraft Configuration (top and front views), from Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Press kit (p71), Major