Diplomacy in space

... Soviet-made Soyuz vehicle in orbit. The meeting between the two spacecraft’s commanders became a symbol of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union in the later days of the Cold War. The MIR space station paves the road for ISS The space race as part of the Cold War would be remembered as the race towards scientific achievement rather than a military conflict. When the United States was focused on sending manned missions to the moon with the Apollo program and then later developing ...