On this day in space! Oct. 6, 1992: US and Russia sign human spaceflight agreement for joint missions to Mir space station
This article commemorates the 1992 signing of the Agreement on Human Spaceflight Cooperation between the US and Russia. This historic pact facilitated joint missions between the Space Shuttle program and the Mir space station, laying the foundation for modern international space collaboration.
Why it matters
The agreement established the framework for decades of international cooperation in space, directly leading to the development and operation of the International Space Station.
This historic US-Russian partnership for trips to and from the Mir space station set the stage for the International Space Station of today.
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Click for next article Copy link Facebook X Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter On Oct. 6, 1992, the United States and Russia signed an agreement to share astronauts and cosmonauts on human spaceflight missions.
Known as the Agreement on Human Spaceflight Cooperation, this plan laid out the details for the joint Shuttle-Mir Program. Under this program, NASA's space shuttles would fly to Russia's Mir space station and carry Russian cosmonauts on board.
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