Astronaut Stafford (in foreground) shakes hands with cosmonaut Leonov make their on July 17, 1975. The historic handshake was the culmination of months of planning and training, and kicked off approximately 47 hours of docked operations in orbit. This picture was reproduced from a frame of 16mm motion picture film.
Astronaut Stafford (in foreground) shakes hands with cosmonaut Leonov make their on July 17, 1975. The historic handshake was the culmination of months of planning and training, and kicked off approximately 47 hours of docked operations in orbit.
This picture was reproduced from a frame of 16mm motion picture film.Image Credit: NASA