Today in History, July 15
- The Moscow Times
- Jul. 16 2013 00:00
- Last edited 08:05
The Apollo–Soyuz Test Project crew. From left to right: Deke Slayton, Thomas Stafford, Vance Brand, Alexei Leonov and Valery Kubasov.
Thirty-eight years ago today, on July 15, 1975, the Soyuz 19 was launched in Kazakhstan, eight hours before a similar spacecraft, the Apollo 18, was launched in Florida. The two ships later docked in space, marking a symbolic joint-mission between the two superpowers and mirroring the ongoing process of detente that was taking place on Earth.
Apocalyptic Thunderstorms in Moscow 
Putin's Russia 
