Timeline event · 19 April 1971 · The Space Race
Salyut 1, the First Space Station
The Soviet Union launches Salyut 1, the world's first space station, beginning the long human effort to live and work in orbit.
Highlights
- ›The first space station
Missions, people & worlds
Knowledge connections
- Part ofThe Space Race
- Associated withSalyut 1
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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