Salyut 1
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Salyut 1, also known as DOS-1, was the world's first space station. It was launched into low Earth orbit by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1971. The Salyut program subsequently achieved five more succe
Salyut 1 as seen from the departing Soyuz 11
Still frame from an animation of Salyut 1 with attached Soyuz.
The Soyuz 11 crew with the Salyut station in the background, in a Soviet commemorative stamp
Soyuz 11
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Soyuz 11 was the only crewed mission to board the world's first space station, Salyut 1. The crew – Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev – arrived at the space station on 7 June 1
Salyut 1
…components: a transfer compartment, a main compartment, two auxiliary compartments, and the Orion 1 Space Observatory. It was visited by the Soyuz 10 and Soyuz 11 missions. While the crew of Soyuz 10 was able to soft dock, the hard-docking failed, forcing the crew to abort their mission. The Soyuz 11 crew…
Left to right: Dobrovolsky, Volkov and PatsayevSoyuz programme← Soyuz 10Soyuz 12 →
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