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Skylab
2011-09-26 14:40
Skylab was a space station launched and operated by NASA, the space agency of the United States. Skylab orbited the Earth from 1973 to 1979, and included a workshop, a solar observatory, and other systems.
Salyut program
2011-09-26 14:29
The Salyut program was the first space station program undertaken by the Soviet Union, which consisted of a series of nine space stations launched over a period of eleven years from 1971 to 1982.
What is a space station?
2011-09-26 14:21
A space station (or orbital station) is a spacecraft capable of supporting a crew which is designed to remain in space (most commonly in low Earth orbit) for an extended period of time/
Mir
2011-09-26 14:21
Mir was a Soviet and later Russian space station, operational in low Earth orbit from 1986 to 2001.
International Space Station
2011-09-26 14:17
The core module of the International Space Station was launched in 1998.

Skylab

Salyut program