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April 19, 1971: World’s first Space Station Salyut 1 is Launched into Orbit
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 classified military program and was still under development at the time. After NASA managed to put astronauts on the moon, […]