The Soviet Union opened the way to space for mankind and achieved outstanding success on this path. The United States of America has achieved remarkable results in space exploration. And now, for the first time, two leading space powers have joined forces to conduct a very important experiment in near-earth orbit. About the historical flight "Soyuz" - "Apollo," which opened a new era in space exploration - this book. It tells how the Soyuz and Apollo spacecraft are arranged, what the most important flights were made on them, how they were modernized specifically for joint flight. In the book, dear reader, you will find a lot of interesting things about cosmodromes: the Soviet Baikonur and the American - at Cape Canaveral, about the joint training of Soviet and American cosmonauts in Star City and Houston, about the glorious crews of spacecraft. The first edition of the book was met with great interest by readers. Its new edition, prepared in hot pursuit of the flight, is supplemented by a detailed account of this wonderful event, the book includes many new illustrations, including photographs taken during the flight by astronauts.