SPACE ART: Apollo Soyuz Cutaway View

This is a 1975 artist’s concept illustrating a cutaway view of the docked Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft in Earth orbit.

This scene depicts the moment the two international crews meet in space for the first time. Two of the three American crewmen are in the Docking Module. The two Soviet crewmen are in the Soyuz spacecraft’s Orbital Module. The two crew commanders are shaking hands through the hatchway. The third American crewman is in the Apollo Command Module.

Painting by Davis Meltzer.