Transcripts For CSPAN3 C-SPAN3 Programming 20240622 : vimars

An american apollo spacecraft and a russian soyuz spacecraft are ready to dock together. Around the world, millions watch and listen as the two spacecraft become one. Now they wait for the meeting of a soviet and american crew. All right. [speaking russian] ahha ok, all that waiting. [laughter] that will stay open. Go ahead, tom. Alexi. Ok, turn on the camera. Hit the remote. Here. Glad to see you. Pass it to alexi. [speaking russian] in the first transfer, astronauts are hoisted in the soyuz by the cosmonauts. One stays behind to watch the apollo group. In the name of the soviet people, i personally leaders of the United States and ussr relay their congratulations. New possibilities are opening up for fruitful development of scientific whoppers between countries and the peoples in the interests of these and progress of all humanity. I wish you successful completion of the planned program and a s afe return to earth. Lannett brezhnev. Leonid brezhnev. Gentlemen, let me call to express my very great admiration for your hard work, your total it has taken us a long time. I am confident that the day is not far off when Space Missions made possible by this first joint effort will be more or less commonplace. May i say in signing off, heres to a soft landing. Thank you mr. President. Coming up next, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell on the career of john sherman