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Brand recalls Apollo-Soyuz Mission
X-Press Editor Decades before work began on the International Space Station, a rendezvous 140 miles above the Atlantic Ocean saw then-confrontational nations, who were locked in the middle of the Cold War, make history as partners. It was 25 years ago that Vance Brand and his fellow Apollo astronauts docked with the Soviet Union's Soyuz and forged the framework for future partnerships and alliances and the spacecraft airlock configuration that still is in use. On the 25th anniversary week of that mission, Brand, who now is the deputy director of aerospace projects at Dryden, retold the tale of that mission. Continued Christiansen has vision for DrydenBy Jay LevineX-Press Editor Dryden's Associate Director for Planning Richard S. Christiansen in July shared some of his visions for his new post. He wants to sharpen the cutting edge of technology on new X-planes, strengthen old alliances and develop new ones. Continued |
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Responsible NASA Official: John Childress For questions, contact: Dryden Web Group Page Curator:WD-Team Modified: August 21, 2000 |
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