Russian- US handshake in space

Title

Russian- US handshake in space

Genre

News report; Special

TX Date

Jul 1975

Year of production

1975

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Duration

00:05:52

Description

A historic handshake took place in space between a US Astronaut and a Russian Cosmonaut during a joint Apollo and Soyuz mission. This report live from Houston’s Space Centre describes the event in detail as it happens. It is an event well staged, and also good for international relations. American male reporter not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

USA; USSR; International relations; Space exploration; Astronauts

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