Object Details
Astronaut
Aleksei Arkhipovich Leonov
Donald K. Slayton
Thomas P. Stafford
Valerii Kubasov, 1935-2014
Vance D. Brand
Summary
This stamp 20-kopek stamp illustrates the flight of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) in July 1975 with a drawing by the Soviet Soyuz Commander, Aleksei Leonov. During the ASTP mission, an American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft docked in orbit above the Earth. This mission culminated several years of planning and cooperation between the two countries after 30 years of space competition. It was not for twenty years that both sides would undertake another international docking mission.
The Soviet military attaché gave this item to the museum.
Credit Line
Gift of USSR Embassy
Inventory Number
A19780362000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
LITERATURE AND RESEARCH-Philately
Materials
Paper
Ink
Adhesive
Dimensions
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 5.7 × 2.7cm (2 1/4 × 1 1/16 in.)
Storage: 10.8 × 7.8 × 5.1cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/16 × 2 in.)
Country of Origin
USSR
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19780362000