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Salyut space station program: construction, crews, and experiments (1971–1986)

Salyut space station program: construction, crews, and experiments (1971–1986)

  1. Soyuz 11 crew dies during reentry

    Labels: Soyuz 11, cosmonauts
  2. Salyut 2 fails shortly after launch

    Labels: Salyut 2, Almaz
  3. Kosmos 557 station fails in orbit

    Labels: Kosmos 557, DOS-3
  4. Salyut 3 begins Almaz military operations

    Labels: Salyut 3, Almaz
  5. Salyut 4 advances civilian research stations

    Labels: Salyut 4, DOS-4
  6. Salyut 5 becomes last Almaz station

    Labels: Salyut 5, Almaz OPS-3
  7. Salyut 6 introduces two docking ports

    Labels: Salyut 6, docking module
  8. Soyuz 26 starts first Salyut 6 expedition

    Labels: Soyuz 26, Salyut 6
  9. Progress 1 begins automated resupply

    Labels: Progress 1, Salyut 6
  10. Salyut 7 launches as Salyut successor

    Labels: Salyut 7, DOS
  11. Salyut 7 begins long-duration crewed operations

    Labels: Salyut 7, resident crew
  12. Soyuz T-13 repairs an unresponsive station

    Labels: Soyuz T-13, Salyut 7
  13. Soyuz T-15 makes final Salyut 7 visit

    Labels: Soyuz T-15, Salyut 7