Kemuri, "My Best Friend" from Freedomosh (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)
Skammentary: Apollo-Soyuz was the fourth flight for Commander Tom Stafford (Gemini VI-A, 1965; Gemini IX-A, 1966; Apollo 10, 1969). 'Twas the first flight for Command Module Pilot Vance Brand, who would have commanded Skylab Rescue, if it had been necessary, & who later commanded three Space Shuttle missions (S.T.S.-5, 1982; S.T.S.-41-B, 1984; & S.T.S.-35, 1990). This was the only flight for Docking Module Pilot "Deke" Slaton, one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, who had been grounded in 1962 on dubious medical grounds.
As of this writing, Major Brand is still alive, aged ninety-four.
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