Retro Space Images: Preparing for the First Handshake

ASTP-730-75PC-400-CREW ARRIVAL AT PAFB-7.12.75 - Retro Space Images post of NASA ASTP image posted on AmericaSpace
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Ready for Launch — ASTP astronauts Deke Slayton and Vance Brand arrive at Patrick Air Force Base on this date in 1975 to begin final preparations for their launch on July 15.

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