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July 15, 2015

Space crew praises US-Russian 'handshake in space' 40 years on
Moscow (AFP) July 15, 2015
Two Russians and an American in orbit commemorated Wednesday the 40th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, when a "handshake in space" brought the two Cold War rivals closer together. The three delivered a video address to mark the 1975 event as they floated side by side in the International Space Station (ISS), a show of fellowship at a low point in US-Russian relations today. Bilateral ties are at their lowest ebb in decades, and space remains one of the few areas of dialogue. Astronau ... read more

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