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Limits RegistryThe Soviet Union launched Salyut 1, the world's first space station, on 19 April 1971. The Soyuz 11 crew of Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev lived aboard for 23 days in June 1971 but died during reentry when their capsule depressurized.
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The Soviet Union launched Salyut 1, the world's first space station, on 19 April 1971. The Soyuz 11 crew of Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev lived aboard for 23 days in June 1971 but died during reentry when their capsule depressurized.
The year the first crewed orbital space station was placed into orbit.
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