APOLLO-SOYUZ: READY: SET: GO: (2:00-2:30 PM)

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Event Date(s): 07/14/1975 | Event Location(s): Cape Kennedy;Houston;Florida;Texas;Kazakhstan | Description: (14:00:15) ALAN SHEPARD IN CAPE KENNEDY (FLA.) WITH SPACECRAFT BEHIND HIM SAYS TOMORROW 3 ASTRONAUTS FROM U.S. AND 2 COSMONAUTS FROM SOVIET UNION WILL BE LAUNCHED INTO SPACE WERE THEY WILL LATER RENDEZVOUS IN JOINT EFFORT. (14:01:12) KIDS ARE SEEN ASKING ADORABLY NAIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT SPACE PROGRAM. HARTZ AT KENNEDY SPACE CENTER SAYS APOLLO AND SOYUZ MISSIONS WILL BE LINKED IN SPACE OVER 2 DAYS STARTING THURSDAY. COSMONAUTS VALERY KUBASOV AND ALEXEI LEONOV (STILLS SEEN) WILL BE LAUNCHED AT 8:30 AM. (14:03:15) RUSSIAN SPACECRAFT IN KAZAKHSTAN IS SEEN AND V.O. COMPARED TO APOLLO. LAUNCH OF SOYUZ 16 LAST DECEMBER IS SHOWN. ANIMATION OF CAPSULES IN SPACE IS SEEN. HARTZ INTROS APOLLO CREW (STILLS): STAFFORD; BRAND AND CLAYTON. ANIMATION IS SHOWN OF CAPSULE SEPARATING FROM ROCKET THEN DOCKING WITH SATURN; TAKING DOCKING MODULE AND FLYING OFF TO JOIN SOYUZ. (14:08:16) MODEL OF APOLLO IS SEEN: INTERIOR; EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTS. (14:10:23) CERNAN GIVES HARTZ TOUR OF MODEL IN HOUSTON; FULL-SCALE MOCKUP IN WHICH ASTRONAUTS TRAINED FOR 2 YEARS. HARTZ DESCRIBES V.O. ANIMATION THE FURNACE EXPERIMENT THAT WILL BE PERFORMED IN SPACE: ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO MIX METALS INTO PURE ALLOYS WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE ON EARTH DUE TO GRAVITY (WHILE IN SPACE NOTHING HAS ANY WEIGHT AT ALL). HARTZ DESCRIBES HOW APOLLO WILL PLACE ITSELF BETWEEN SOYUZ AND SUN SO PICTURE OF SOLAR CORONA CAN BE TAKEN. (14:16:15) HARTZ AND SHEPARD CROSS-TALK ABOUT SPARKING KIDS INTEREST. (14:16:58) DISNEY CLIP SHOWS SCIENTIST DISCUSSING CENTRIFUGAL FORCE AND WEIGHLESSNESS. (14:20:50) SHEPARD V.O. DESCRIBES SCENES OF HIS LAUNCH IN 61. CLIP SHOWS GAGARINS FLIGHT ONE MONTH EARLIER IN APRIL. CERNANS SPACEWALK IN 65 IS SEEN. CLIP SHOWS 69 MOON LANDING. (14:23:21) SLAYTON COMMENTS ON GREAT OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE. STAFFORD AND BRAND COMMENT ON WHY KIDS SHOULD STUDY SCIENCE. (14:25:57) SLAYTON TOUTS ASTRONAUT CAREER: IN FUTURE ALL CAREERS WILL END UP IN SPACE. HARTZ REPORTS APOLLO WILL LAUNCH AT 3:30 PM TOMORROW. CLOSER. D3& BETA SP XFER. Producers: NBC