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The first space station was
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Mir
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Salyut 1
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Lunokhod 1
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International Space Station (ISS)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The program name Salyut (Russian: “Salute”) was chosen to honour cosmonaut Yury Gagarin’s historic first orbit of Earth in 1961. Salyut 1, launched April 19, 1971, was the world’s first space station.
Detailed explanation-2: -Salyut 1, the first space station in history, reached orbit unmanned atop a Proton rocket on April 19, 1971. The early first-generation stations were plagued by failures.
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