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Who did Ronald serve as backup for during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission?

  • John W. Young

  • Thomas P. Stafford

  • David R. Scott

  • Alan L. Bean

Answer

Ronald L. Evans served as backup for Thomas P. Stafford during the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission. The mission was a joint American-Soviet space mission that took place in July 1975. It was the first time that spacecraft from two different countries docked in space. Evans was the backup commander for the Apollo spacecraft, while Stafford was the commander of the Soyuz spacecraft.
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