Astronauts praise Russians but reject their government
Three American astronauts, preparing for a joint Soviet American spaceflight, praised individual Russians as warm and helpful while criticizing the Communist government. Thomas Stafford said Russians show generosity one by one, but the political system differs. Deke Slayton called the government lousy and would not trade places with Russians or cosmonauts, though he valued personal interactions.
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Bruce E. Hicks
UPI
Houston
Thomas Stafford
Stafford
Donald
Deke
Slayton
Deke Slayton to become oldest space flyer at 91
United Press International recounts Deke Slayton the last of the Mercury seven to fly, finally joining Apollo Soyuz at age 91. His long road included heart issues, grounding battles, and a return to flight status before mission liftoff. He hails from Sparta Wisconsin, wife Marjory Laney, and son Kent.
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Donald K
Deke
Slayton
Mercury
Scott Carpenter
Kennedy
Astronaut Corps
Thomas Stafford
Vance Brand
Sparta
Wis
Marjory Laney
Los Angeles
Kent
Air Force
Europe
Japan
University of Minnesota
Germany
Air Force Test Pilot School
NASA
Kubasov and Leonov Prepare for Apollo Soyuz Linkup
Cosmonaut Valeri Kubasov, a quiet, skilled engineer, teams with Alexei Leonov for the joint Apollo Soyuz mission. They will connect Soyuz with Apollo and spend 44 hours with Stafford Slayton and Brand. Kubasov, born near Moscow, previously flew Soyuz 6 and did welding in space. He speaks English progressively, enjoys films and Jules Verne, and shares insights on cultural contrasts with American astronauts.
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United Press International
Valeri N. Kubasov
Kubasov
Alexei A. Leonov
Leonov
Thomas P. Stafford
Donald K
Deke’’ Slayton
Vance D. Brand
Vyazniki
Moscow
Moscow Aviation Institute
Stafford
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Jules Verne
Ludmilla
The
Project is product of detente
UPI reports that NASA and Soviet space leaders moved from mutual distrust to cooperation, leading to the July joint Apollo Soyuz mission. Frutkin links detente signals and frank KGB-era talks to the thaw, with key talks dating from 1969 paine letters to 1972 Nixon Kosygin pact.
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NASA
U. S
Frutkin
Thomas Paine
M. V. Keldysh
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Keldysh
Paine
Anatoliy Blagonravov
New York
Russia
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Moscow
Richard M. Nixon
Alexei Kosygin
Alexis Johnson
Congress
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Arnold W. Frutkin
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