Rendezvous on Earth: The Unlikely Diplomacy of Cosmonauts and Astronauts in the Early Space Age Public

Coe, Ellie (Spring 2022)

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My research examines the personal relationships that developed between astronauts and cosmonauts in the late 1960s, focusing on the year 1967 as a turning point in U.S.-Soviet space relations. The American and Soviet space programs did not seem amenable to cooperation in the early years of the Space Race. As the 1960s progressed, however, personal interactions between the cosmonaut corps and astronaut corps contributed to the formation of a scientific partnership that has lasted nearly half a century.

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Introduction ...................................................1

Chapter 1: The Foundations .............................9

Historiography................................................13

Chapter 2: Space For Humanity.........................23

Apollo 1..........................................................24

Soyuz 1...........................................................31

Chapter 3: First Contact...................................46

The Paris Air Show...........................................47

Political Expectations.......................................50

Rendezvous on Earth........................................54

Conclusion.......................................................61

Bibliography.....................................................70

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