Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Facts, Part C (1975)

defend you repeat it keep coming follow Houston on the out to window camera we'd like you to go to linear again please that did it that's a good picture okay Houston de having the same problem with Co one absolutely zer go e [Music] Tre start for us about range Apollo houon we're getting a good picture but the camera's moved a little can we ask you to move it uh to the right and up a a little bit thank you e e good sign [Applause] you e this initiation initia retraction for Apollo Houston uh it was a beautiful docking we had a good picture we can see it coming up in the Mediterranean right now [Applause] e [Music] fore Apollo Houston it looks like we lost Communications with you for a while but we're back again okay we were getting into uh imol lock there Bo for some reason so we had to manually crank out of there that's probably some we attitude right now understand to for I regim APD apds mode [Applause] accomplished [Applause] one [Music] [Applause] [Applause] sh Apollo H over go ahead we see you have the secondary uh loop and uh PMP on and uh we think that uh you probably don't need it on uh could you comment on that yeah we're burning up in here b a little hot with all the cameras on e go ahead yeah we're in some random attitude here due to getting into that gimal a situation and uh we're debating whether to maneuver back to uh do attitude or leave things go what's your recommendation let me check on that for you D okay Apollo Houston we suggest you maneuver back to the docking attitude at this time and that's 19725 014 okay r that was our [Music] for Apollo over Apollo we remind you just to tell us how EAS going to maneuver we'd like the three camera switches on 181 off and we're going to be doing a VTR dump here so there will be no down voice for approximately 5 minutes ah here he comes uh just above the docking module looks real pretty and we have two lights okay this [Music] Manu ini system is ready okay I see your spacecraft d it's a good [Applause] picture Apollo Houston as far as our TV picture goes it's been real good it is as you maneuver around and the sunlight varies on the two spacecraft it does get very bright if you're an average slave and linear we want to stay there good show let's stay there look [Applause] f please don't forget about your engine inform us about Houston Houston can you close down the F stop [Applause] some contact capture we also have capture we have succeeded everything is excellent the shaking hands now glass we agree H Houston de when you have a chance uh we'd like to close down F stop we do have a good picture but it's uh too [Applause] bright right [Applause] there9 2 [Applause] [Applause] is that okay dick think it got a little bit better it's still a little bit too bright while you were uh fooling around with it though we did get a good picture when you were closed down a little more than you are now and we've got all the events we're following you on the ground you're looking real good we copied Alexi seeing you're holding hands and we see it [Applause] too so Apollo initiating retraction APO go ahead Tom uh to Professor show you it was a soft time tell Professor Bush it was a soft [Applause] [Music] docking like they having trouble with her hatch so use a p clock okay we him to the V three go ahead Vance did you want panel six mode devox adjust that's enough it's open uh yeah we made have Miss step here configuration okay you got it how's that what we step to H where the heck was that the TV Camera thing okay let me put it to a [Laughter] box back back back back it's right right around uh repair Apollo TV let's go back one more step I think it was time is around 41 minutes I don't think we're do it [Applause] yet let's see the time is uh yeah it was here right okay okay our 52 I guess okay here we go now asking it up okay but we got the valve open we got the valve open [Music] [Applause] okay okay okay Vance now panel six uh Lo box okay Bo is required approximately seven okay 98 thumb wheel volume down eliminate sque okay you got it great okay that did [Applause] it yeah we're through that too 25 open let me get the light onera just a sec okay there okay go to unlock cam is running okayu open we're [Applause] [Applause] not L three we can read them [Applause] little looking okay down there all right on a show [Applause] l stay open go ahead go cut the then we'll cut it off and we'll turn it on uh the [Applause] the you're supposed to go the come in here check [Applause] in h k maker up Char like they got a few snakes in there too nice up up turn on the camera to see you here you okay R and clear you see us [Music] [Applause] on you're in [Applause] there uh say [Applause] again R switch checklist run R [Applause] okay yeah [Applause] it's a good this how do you read [Applause] Houston okay did you get the [Applause] picture [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] see where the were we for zero okay okay here we are uh in Apollo soyu in the soyu spacecraft uh valer kubasov and myself and at the moment we want to show you a few interesting demonstrations in physics I'm going to uh do a little talking in uh English and explaining lurry will explain to you in Russian first thing we have to show is a book gyro book gyro is uh simply something shaped like a book that can be rotated about three axes interestingly enough it's stable about two of those axes and unstable about the third it's stable about the minimum uh about the axes of minimum and maximum moment of inertia and unstable about the middle axis now let's give you a little [Music] demonstration first [Music] Maximum as you can see uh we have a stable situation here [Music] okay next minimum [Music] [Applause] [Music] Roger that's back three yeah that's 731 up about 5 minutes going to do the furn shut down you want I'll the exercise and get set up for you do that okay it'll take me a minute to do the furn [Music] thing that's fairly stable [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] anyway the uh in between uh axis and this should be [Music] unstable [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] and that's a repeat of the middle to see that it is a little bit [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] unstable what [Applause] [Applause] for [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] for [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] how useful we you loud and clear and we have a good [Applause] picture understand Andi has on [Applause] head the astronauts L gentlemen um let me call to express my very great admiration for your hard work your total dedication in preparing for this first joint flight all of us here in Washington in the United States send to you our very warmest congratulations for your successful rendevu and for your docking and we wish you the the very best for a successful completion of the remainder of your mission your flight is a momentous event and a very great achievement not only for the five of you but also for the thousands of American and Soviet scientists and technicians who have worked together for three years to ensure the success of this very historic and very success uccessful experiment in international cooperation it's taken us many years to open this door to useful cooperation in space between our two countries and I'm confident that the day is not far off when space missions made possible by this first joint effort will be more or less common place we all look for to your safe return and we follow it with great interest the success so far and we look forward to talking with you on Earth again when you do end your flight uh General Stafford uh Tom now that you've had a an opportunity to test the new docking system do you think uh it will be suitable for future international Man space flight uh yes sir Mr President I sure do out of the three docking systems uh I've used this was the smoothest one so far it worked beautifully about 3 and 1 half hours ago I sat here in the Oval Office and watched the docking procedure it looked awfully simple from here I'm sure it wasn't that simple uh for the five of you let me if I might yes let me say a word or two if I might to Colonel LOF uh the docking was a critical phase of the joint Mission uh Colonel could you describe it and would you describe the reaction of the crews on meeting in space after such a long preparation [Applause] uh Mr President I'm sure that our joint flight is the beginning for future ceration in space between our countries thank you very much for very nice work uh to us they will do our best uh Colonel I think you and the other four of done very very well so far and may I congratulate you and uh your Associates on this great achievement now Dr Slayton uh de you've had a very very long record of distinguish service preparing other astronaut Crews for various space missions and we're extremely pleased to see you on the crew of the first international Man space flight as the world's oldest space rookie do you have any advice for young people who hope to fly on future space [Applause] mission de did you have a chance to hear my question uh Mr President unfortunately can I repeat it and uh wait time just repeat it for me sir well uh yes I have a lot of advice for uh young people but I guess uh probably one of the most important bits is to number one decide what you really want to do and then secondly never give up till youve done it well you're a darn good example de of U never giving up and continuing and I know it is a great feeling of U of uh success from your point of view to have made this flight your for associates yes sir uh Vance brand um I know that you're still in the opalo uh and holding the fort there it's been my um observation that the crews on both sides have uh worked very hard to learn either Russian on the one hand or English on the other uh has this training period which is so important stood the test in the complicated procedures that all of you must execute in this very delicate Mission uh Mr President I I believe it really has I think in a way uh our project and in particular the training that uh We've undergone has been a sort of a model for a future uh similar projects I think uh it's been a real pleasant experience to uh work on learning Russian and uh to be able to uh work with the cosmonauts and I think uh we'll have some ideas that would probably help people in the future on similar tasks thank you very much uh Vance um I might like to say a word or two to uh Valerie uh kubisa the other U member of the Cosmonaut crew I might say to him um as well as colon leonoff I remember both of you you on that enjoyable Saturday last September when both Crews visited the White House and joined me in a picnic over in Virginia we flew from the White House over to this picnic uh just across the river we had some um uh crab uh Specialties that uh I enjoyed and I think you uh did I'm sure you're having a little different menu uh somewhat uh different food on this occasion what are you having over there um out in [Applause] space we have a good space uh food sou some juice some coffee and uh a lot of water no beer no crab well let me say in conclusion um we look forward to your safe return it's been a tremendous demonstration of cooperation between our scientists our technicians and of course our astronauts and their counterparts the cosmina from the Soviet Union I congratulate everybody connected with the flight and particularly the five of you who are setting this outstanding example of what we have to do in the future to make it a better world and may I say in signing off here's to a soft Landing thank you very much thank you Mr President certainly been honored to serve the country and work here we'll see you when you get back yes [Applause] sir okay put on your [Applause] El ready Alex valer Alex valer permit me in the name of my government and the American people present you with Five Flags for your government and the people of the Soviet Union May our joint work in space serve for the benefit of all countries and peoples on the [Applause] earth thank you very much Alexi thank you thank please speak in your headsets we we heard you well [Applause] now just now some enemies give us national flags from American people and the from American governments thank you very much for he a very extensive present uh Soviet Pro man uh to Tom Stafford from our people and from our government Al thank you Alex now very long day about 2 and a half years yeah Houston we don't know if you can get to it but if you can would you check that the camera is in average and not Peak okay work okay this is Apollo control we're estimating a uh press conference at 4:30 central daylight time in the JSC Auditorium with the ASP program manager Chad Lee and asp technical director for the United States Glenn Lenny this will be at 4:30 p.m. central daylight time in the JSC Auditorium join crew something seems to be floating up the docking M tunnel it's probably the certificate tube Roger I just didn't want you to be looking for it thanks Apollo Commander Houston go ahead we're getting a good picture here and we're wondering what you're eating down there uh if you have a chance maybe you could tell us a little about it sure thing right now I've just finished some strawberries reconstituted and deck and I deck's eating some to we're getting ready to eat some B you can see here we a tu after that I'm going to have a turkey with CR apple and cranberry sauce also I have a apple juice here which uh they made a joke and had a different label on the other side of it this is this is unusual juice to [Applause] juice