MOSCOW (AFP) – Two Russians and an American in orbit commemorated Wednesday the 40th anniversary of the Apollo-Soyuz mission, when a handshake in space brought the two Cold War rivals closer together.The three delivered a video address to mark the 1975 event as they floated side by side in the International Space Station (ISS), a show of fellowship at a low point in US-Russian relations today.Bilateral ties are at their lowest ebb in decades, and space remains one of the few areas of dialogue.Astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko took turns hailing the historic mission, which …read more
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