A Russian ‘First Firework’: Salyut I
April 19, 1971 01:40:00 UTCSalyut IProton RocketSite 81/24 Baikonur CosmodromeSoviet Union The most valuable mission in the way to make the Soviet space program a success occurred with the launch of the first space station, Salyut I into low earth orbit by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1971. It orbited the Earth almost 3,000 […]