The Salyut programme was the Soviet Union's series of space stations, begun in the early 1970s, and the first stations in space. Salyut 1 was launched in 1971, and its first crew, aboard Soyuz 11, died on the return to Earth because of a loss of pressure in the capsule. Later stations were either scientific Salyuts or military Almaz stations under a civilian name. Salyut 6 and 7, which had two docking ports and could be resupplied by uncrewed Progress ships, allowed long stays and hosted visitors from other countries. The experience gained was carried into the Mir space station, whose core module was launched in 1986.
Before and after
- 21 November 1970Death of Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
- 12 December 1970Birth of Jennifer Connelly
- 1971Founding of Las Campanas Observatory
- January 1971Founding of World Economic Forum
- from 1971 to 1986Salyut programme
- 1971Establishment of Kevladev National Park
- from 1971 to 2001Rise of Japanese Red Army
- 1971Microprocessor
- 1971Email
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