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KYRGYZSTAN

Issued on: Dec. 29, 2025.-
Exist : 400 copies
1 Value Perforated
Type: First Day Cover F.D.C.
Printing method: offset
Width (mm): 162
Height (mm): 114

Description : The year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary of a major event in the history of space exploration:
the first joint experimental crewed flight of astronauts from the United States and cosmonauts from
the USSR, carried out under the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (ASTP).
On July 17, 1975, the Soviet "Soyuz-19" spacecraft and the American "Apollo" successfully
docked in Earth orbit, resulting in the famous "Handshake in Space" between representatives of the
two space superpowers. The United States was represented by astronauts Thomas Stafford, Vance
Brand and Donald Slayton, while the USSR was represented by cosmonauts Alexei Leonov and
Valery Kubasov. During the docked mission, crew members performed four transfers between the two
spacecraft. In addition to the symbolic handshake, the crews carried out several important scientific
and technical experiments in orbit. After the successful completion of the mission, both crews
returned safely to Earth.
The successful implementation of the Apollo–Soyuz program became a significant
achievement in easing international tensions and a symbol of productive cooperation between states
in the peaceful exploration and use of outer space.

Values information :
6000 KAN 1    600s polychrome

Designer : Nadezhda Kornitsel, Daria Maier

This will be featured in a future Space Revue.

Keyword(s) : #Apollo, #Earth, #NASA, #Spaceship.

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