Space and Aerospace

CSIS examines the technological, budgetary, and policy issues related to the space domain with analysis led by the Aerospace Security Project, the Missile Defense Project, the Strategic Technologies Program, and the International Security Program.

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Photo: Dean Conger/Corbis via Getty Images

Photo: Dean Conger/Corbis via Getty Images

Fifty Years Later, Lessons from Apollo-Soyuz for Today

Fifty years ago, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union found a reason to collaborate in space. There are lessons from this historic mission that could serve as a roadmap for a future U.S. civilian space effort with China.

Commentary by Clayton Swope — July 17, 2025

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Kari Bingen
Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Tom Karako
Director, Missile Defense Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Clayton Swope
Deputy Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Benjamin Jensen
Director, Futures Lab, and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department