When you think about space stations, which ones come to mind first? You might think Skylab, the International Space Station (ISS), or maybe Russia’s Mir. But before any of those took to the heavens, ...

Back when the space race was at its peak, Russia was kicking some serious American butt. Even if, in the end, the U.S. managed to get ahead by putting humans on the Moon, it was the Russians who first ...

The world’s first space station, Salyut 1 was launched on 19 April 1971. It spent only 175 days in orbit before it burned up in the atmosphere. It was visited twice, but the first crew couldn’t enter ...

1971: Salyut 1, the first operational space station, is launched. As they often were during the space race, the Soviets were out in front of NASA in concept and launch. But just as often, they were ...

On April 19, 1971, the Soviet Union launched the world's first space station, Salyut 1. This space station was a modified version of the Soviet Union's Almaz space station, which was part of a highly ...

The Salyut program was the Soviet Union’s seven answers to Skylab. The first Salyut launched in 1971, the last in 1982. The early models were all monolithically constructed and launched in a single ...

1971: Salyut 1, the first operational space station, is launched. As they often were during the space race, the Russians were out in front of NASA in concept and launch. But just as often, they were ...