Salyut 1 (Russian: Салют-1, lit. 'Salute 1'), also known as DOS-1 (Durable Orbital Station 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 successful launches of seven additional stations.

On April 19, 1971, the Soviet Union placed into orbit Salyut, the world’s first space station. Designed for a 6-month on orbit operational lifetime, Salyut hosted the crew of Georgi T. Dobrovolski, Vladislav N. Volkov, and Viktor I. Patsayev for a then record-setting 24-day mission.

Jul 26, 2012 · Despite an array of problems, the first space station, Salyut 1, made important progress toward living and working in space long-term and paved the way for future space stations.

Salyut 1, launched April 19, 1971, was the world’s first space station. It was derived from the Almaz reconnaissance platform designed in the 1960s by Soviet aerospace engineer Vladimir Chelomey and adapted for use with the Soyuz manned spacecraft originally developed by his rival Sergey Korolyov for the Soviet Moon-landing program.

Mar 25, 2025 · Salyut 1, which was launched April 19, 1971, atop a Proton rocket, was outfitted from the start to support two three-man crews for a total of two months over a six-month period. Although its first designated crew docked five days later in Soyuz 10, the cosmonauts could not open their ferry’s hatch and had to return home.

At launch, the announced purpose of Salyut was to test the elements of the systems of a space station and to conduct scientific research and experiments. The craft was described as being 20 m in length, 4 m in maximum diameter, and 99 cubic cm in interior space.

Salyut 1 was the first ever space station sent into space. It was launched into orbit in April 1971 by the Soviet Union and stayed in space until October 1971. During its time in space, it was visited by two spacecraft with crews .

“Now humans have a home in space.” Fifty years ago, the Soviet Union put into orbit the first space station in history for long-term human habitation - the ‘Salyut-1’. 1. It was developed from...

Salyut 1 or DOS 1 (Dolgovremennaya Orbitalnaya Stanziya) was the first crewed space station. The civilian DOS type space station were derived from the military Almaz (OPS) type station. The station had a launch mass of 18425 kg, measured 20 m in length, 4 m in maximum diameter, and had 99 m³ in interior space.

Salyut 1 was the first space station in Earth orbit. Soviet Union launched it from Baikonur Cosmodrome in 1971 on a Proton rocket.