Word: tyuratam
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Star City is only part of the Soviet space plant. In contrast to Houston, it does not have control of spacecraft during flights. Mission controllers are stationed at the Tyuratam launch site - equivalent to Cape Kennedy - which is located some 1,600 miles away in Kazakhstan. Nonetheless, Star City's role is extremely important...
...with the launch of a two-stage Apollo Sat urn rocket from Cape Kennedy into a low (110 nautical miles) orbit above the earth. At a greater tilt to the equator than the orbits used during the U.S. moon shots, it will carry Apollo directly over the Soviets' Tyuratam cosmo drome in central Asia. From there, the Russians will loft a two-man Soyuz spacecraft into a slightly higher orbit of 145 miles. Apollo will then begin a sequence of maneuvers, lasting another day or so, to raise its elevation and bring it within sight of Soyuz. When...
...technical problems to be overcome. Soviet and American spaceships have different electronic equipment, for example, and communicate over different radio frequencies; compatible gear will have to be developed. To coordinate communications further, an American flight controller will probably have to be on duty at the Soviet mission control in Tyuratam while a Russian stands by in Houston. The crews will also train together in both countries. Beyond that, the U.S. and Russia must make their craft capable of docking. The solution will be to equip them with compatible latch-rimmed rings. Clasped together like interlocking fingers, the first three pairs...