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A space station is a spacecraft capable of supporting a crew which is designed to remain in space for an extended period of time, and to which other spacecraft can dock. A space station is distinguished from other spacecraft used for human spaceflight by its lack of major propulsion or landing facilities...

Timeline of Events

1971

4.19.1971

Launch of Salyut 1, the first space station.

1973

5.14.1973

''Skylab'', the United States' first space station, is launched.

1974

2.8.1974

After 84 days in space, the crew of the first American space station Skylab returns to Earth.

1988

9.7.1988

Abdul Ahad Mohmand, the first Afghan in space, returns aboard the Soviet spacecraft Soyuz TM-5 after 9 days on the Mir space station.

1994

1.8.1994

Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space.

1997

2.23.1997

A small fire occurs in the Russian Space station, Mir.

6.25.1997

An unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir.