\<COLOUR 1> HIGHLIGHTS: \<COLOUR 0> The first international space flight, and the only one so far between USA and USSR; Apollo and Soyuz dock in orbit via a docking module on July 17, the crew meeting and symbolically shaking hands; the spacecraft remain docked for two days, the crew conducting joint experiments; the Apollo splashdown almost ends in tragedy when toxic fumes enter the cabin and render Brand unconscious.