CSIS Issues Commentary: Fifty Years Later, Lessons From Apollo-Soyuz for Today
July 17, 2025
July 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary:
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Fifty Years Later, Lessons from Apollo-Soyuz for Today
By Clayton Swope
On July 17, 1975, a U.S. astronaut and Soviet cosmonaut shook hands in space during the Apollo-Soyuz mission, the culmination of years of diplomatic and technical work during the height of the Cold War to conduct a joint U.S.-Soviet mission. Fifty years after thi . . .
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Fifty Years Later, Lessons from Apollo-Soyuz for Today
By Clayton Swope
On July 17, 1975, a U.S. astronaut and Soviet cosmonaut shook hands in space during the Apollo-Soyuz mission, the culmination of years of diplomatic and technical work during the height of the Cold War to conduct a joint U.S.-Soviet mission. Fifty years after thi . . .