Apollo Soyuz Medallion

Object/Artifact

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

Name/Title

Apollo Soyuz Medallion

Entry/Object ID

2024.13.38

Description

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project Manned Flight Awareness Medallion July 15 - 24, 1975

Acquisition

Accession

2024.13

Source or Donor

Carol Tyler

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

NASA

Date made

circa 1975

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Embossed

Location

Front of medallion

Transcription

"APOLLO/Союз" "STAFFORD-BRAND-SLAYTON" "Леонов-Кубасов"

Language

English

Notes

Russian words included: Leonov-Kubasov (Last names of crew members)

Type

Embossed

Location

Back of medallion

Transcription

"This medallion contains" "metal from both Apollo" "and Soyuz that joined together" "in the first International manned" "space mission in July 15-24, 1975."

Language

English

Notes

Same paragraph included on back in Russian

Dimensions

Diameter

1-1/2 in

Materials

Material

Aluminum

Material Notes

Includes metal from both the Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft