Space crew praises US-Russian 'handshake in space' 40 years on
MOSCOW: 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.
