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Explore history, facts, modules, and life on board Salyut 6.
Salyut 6
The two-port Salyut station that made long-duration stays, Progress resupply, and Interkosmos visits routine.
Salyut 6 marked the Soviet program's shift from short station visits to sustained operations. NASA's Russian space station history describes its two docking ports, Progress freighter support, six long-duration crews, and international visiting cosmonauts. Soyuz 30 brought Pyotr Klimuk and Miroslaw Hermaszewski to Salyut 6 in 1978 for the second Interkosmos mission and Poland's first human spaceflight.
Operations
1977-1982
NASA's Russian space station history lists Salyut 6 as a second-generation station active from 1977 to 1982.
Crews
16 crews
The station received 16 cosmonaut crews, including six long-duration crews.
Logistics
Progress resupply
Two docking ports allowed Progress freighters to deliver equipment, supplies, and fuel while crews were aboard.
All values are approximate and vary with configuration.