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Could the Soyuz go to the moon?

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Could the Soyuz go to the moon?

A Soyuz can stay in space long enough (though it wouldn’t be very comfortable) and it could even carry an Apollo LEM (Though it would need an adapter like the Apollo-Soyuz mission, and that would add a lot of weight. But the Soyuz itself was not designed to go to the moon.

Does the United States rent a space station in Kazakhstan?

The Cosmodrome is the world’s first spaceport for orbital and human launches and the largest (in area) operational space launch facility. The spaceport is currently leased by the Kazakh Government to Russia until 2050 and is managed jointly by the Roscosmos State Corporation and the Russian Aerospace Forces.

What was the Apollo-Soyuz mission like?

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The Apollo-Soyuz Mission. After giving TV viewers a tour of each vehicle, the crew members conducted science experiments and had lunch. Later, Kubasov and Brand left the Soyuz to join Slayton in the Apollo, leaving room for Leonov and Stafford to spend time in the Soyuz. By mid-afternoon, the final speeches and gift exchanges were complete,…

What is the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP)?

In July 1975, a U.S. Apollo spacecraft carrying a crew of three docked with a Russian Soyuz spacecraft with its crew of two. For the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP), the United States used an Apollo Command and Service Module (CSM) modified to provide for experiments to be conducted during the mission,…

When did the Apollo 19 launch from Kazakhstan?

Launch: July 15, 1975, at 3:50 p.m. EDT Docking Time: July 17, 1975, at 12:12 p.m. EDT Undocking Time: July 19, 1975, at 11:26 a.m. EDT The Apollo-Soyuz mission began at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Soyuz 19 launched July 15, 1975, at 8:20 a.m. EDT, carrying cosmonauts Alexey Leonov and Valery Kubasov.

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What happened to Apollo 19 when it landed in space?

Its mission ended July 21 at 6:51 a.m. with a successful landing less than seven miles from its target near Baikonur Cosmodrome. Soyuz 19 marked the first Soviet mission with a televised launch and landing. While Soyuz touched down, Apollo still was in orbit.