Soviet long‑duration human spaceflight and endurance records (1969–1991)

1. Soyuz 9 sets new Soviet endurance mark

   Jun 1, 1970Labels: Soyuz 9, Andriyan Nikolayev, Vitaly Sevastyanov

   • Soyuz 9
   • Britannica

2. Salyut 1 launches as first space station

   Apr 19, 1971Labels: Salyut 1

   • Britannica
   • Salyut 1

3. Soyuz 11 crew dies after Salyut 1 mission

   Jun 29, 1971Labels: Soyuz 11, Salyut 1

   • Soyuz 11
   • Britannica

4. Salyut 6 begins sustained long-stay operations

   Sep 29, 1977Labels: Salyut 6

   • Salyut 6
   • Britannica

5. Salyut 6 EO-1 sets 96-day endurance record

   Dec 10, 1977Labels: Salyut 6, Yuri Romanenko, Georgi Grechko

   • EO 1
   • Britannica

6. Lyakhov and Ryumin reach 175 days on Salyut 6

   Feb 25, 1979Labels: Vladimir Lyakhov, Valery Ryumin

   • Salyut 6
   • Britannica

7. Salyut 7 EO-1 reaches 211 days in orbit

   May 13, 1982Labels: Salyut 7, Anatoli Berezovoy, Valentin Lebedev

   • Salyut 7
   • Salyut flights

8. Savitskaya completes first female spacewalk

   Jul 25, 1984Labels: Svetlana Savitskaya

   • Guinness
   • Space com

9. Mir launches as modular long-duration station

   Feb 20, 1986Labels: Mir

   • Mir
   • UPI

10. Mir EO-2 reaches 326 days, new endurance record

    Feb 5, 1987Labels: Mir EO-2, Yuri Romanenko

    • Mir EO 2
    • Soyuz TM 2

11. Titov and Manarov begin near-year-long Mir stay

    Dec 21, 1987Labels: Vladimir Titov, Musa Manarov, Mir

    • Soyuz TM 4
    • UPI

12. Polyakov sets 437-day single-flight endurance record

    Mar 22, 1995Labels: Valeri Polyakov, Mir

    • Guinness
    • NASA
    • WaPo