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At the time was it a big deal that the ISS was getting built and be crewed by Russians and American astronauts? (lemmy.world)
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[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 1 points 18 hours ago

Old enough to remember it.

Not really. Remember, the Cold War had ended about a decade earlier and the vibe was 'friendly rivals' and not 'to the death enemies.'

There were a few joint missions before the old Soviet Union fell, and those got a lot more attention.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo%E2%80%93Soyuz