- The
Salyut programme (Russian: Салют, IPA: [sɐˈlʲut],
meaning "salute" or "fireworks") was the
first space station programme,
undertaken by the Soviet...
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Salyut 1 (Russian: Салют-1, lit. 'Salute 1'), also
known as DOS-1 (Durable
Orbital Station 1), was the world's
first space station. It was
launched into...
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Salyut 4 (DOS 4) (Russian: Салют-4;
English translation:
Salute 4) was a
Salyut space station launched on
December 26, 1974 into an
orbit with an apogee...
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Salyut 7 (Russian: Салют-7, lit. 'Salute 7'), also
known as DOS-6 (Durable
Orbital Station 6) was a
space station in low
Earth orbit from
April 1982 to...
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Salyut 6 (Russian: Салют 6, lit. 'Salute 6') was a
Soviet orbital space station, the
eighth station of the
Salyut programme, and
alternatively known DOS-5...
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Salyut 3 (Russian: Салют-3, lit. 'Salute 3', also
known as OPS-2 or
Almaz 2) was a
Soviet space station launched on 25 June 1974. It was the
second Almaz...
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Union 17) was the
first of two long-duration
missions to the
Soviet Union's
Salyut 4
space station in 1975. The
flight by
cosmonauts Aleksei Gubarev and Georgy...
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continuous presence of
humans in space. The
first space station was
Salyut 1 (1971),
hosting the
first crew, of the ill-fated
Soyuz 11. Consecutively...
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Salyut 5 (Russian: Салют-5
meaning Salute 5), also
known as OPS-3, was a
Soviet space station.
Launched in 1976 as part of the
Salyut programme, it was...
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military stations,
Salyut 2,
Salyut 3, and
Salyut 5, were also
known as
Almaz stations. The
civilian stations Salyut 6 and
Salyut 7 were
built with two...