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Rassvet (ISS module)
Rassvet is a Russian ISS module attached to Zarya, launched in 2010, used for cargo storage and as a docking port for Soyuz and Progress vehicles.
Russian Orbital Segment
The Russian Orbital Segment, also called the Russian Segment, is the portion of the International Space Station operated by Russia's Roscosmos, begun with the Zarya module in 1998.
Salyut 1 (Салют-1)
Salyut 1 (Салют-1), also designated DOS-1, was the world's first space station, a Soviet station launched uncrewed in 1971 and occupied for 23 days by the Soyuz 11 crew.
Salyut 6
Salyut 6 (Салют-6) was a Soviet space station launched in 1977, the first of a new Salyut generation with two docking ports enabling in-orbit resupply by Progress craft.
Salyut 7 (Салют-7)
Salyut 7 (Салют-7) was a Soviet space station launched in 1982, the last of the Salyut series, operated until 1991 and famous for the 1985 rescue mission.
Salyut programme
The Salyut program (Saliut) was a series of Soviet orbital space stations launched from 1971 to 1982, beginning with Salyut 1, the world's first space station.
Scientific research on the International Space Station
Scientific research on the International Space Station, also called ISS science, is research aboard the orbiting laboratory, spanning biology, human physiology, physical science, Earth and space science, and technology development.
Skylab
Skylab was the first United States space station, a laboratory built from a Saturn V stage that hosted three crews in 1973 and 1974 and reentered in 1979.
Skylab 2
Skylab 2 was the first crewed mission to the Skylab space station, launched in May 1973, whose crew repaired the damaged station during a 28-day flight.
Skylab 3
Skylab 3 was the second crewed mission to Skylab, the first United States space station, launched July 28, 1973 with astronauts Alan Bean, Owen Garriott, and Jack Lousma aboard.
Skylab 4
Skylab 4 was the third and final crewed mission to Skylab, keeping astronauts Carr, Gibson, and Pogue in orbit for a record 84 days in 1973 and 1974.
Skylab B
Skylab B was the backup Skylab orbital workshop built for NASA, never flown and displayed at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum since 1976.
Space station
A space station is a crewed spacecraft in orbit around Earth serving as a long-duration laboratory, from Salyut 1 in 1971 to the International Space Station, inhabited continuously since 2000.
Space Station Freedom
Space Station Freedom, also known as the Space Station Freedom Program, was a NASA program announced in 1984 to build an Earth-orbiting space station, merged into the ISS in 1993.
Stanford torus
The Stanford torus is a wheel-shaped space habitat design from a 1975 NASA study: a rotating ring about 1.8 km across providing Earth-normal gravity for 10,000 residents.
Starlab (space station)
Starlab is a planned commercial space station developed by Starlab Space, a joint venture led by Voyager Technologies with Airbus, scheduled to launch in 2029.
Tiangong space station
Tiangong (天宫), also known as the Chinese Space Station, is China's three-module crewed space station in low Earth orbit, assembled in orbit between 2021 and 2022 and continuously hosting crews of three astronauts.
Unity (ISS module)
Unity, also called Node 1, is a connecting module of the International Space Station and its first U.S.-built component, launched in 1998 and mated with the Russian Zarya module.
Vast (space company)
Vast is an American private aerospace company in Long Beach, California, founded in 2021 by Jed McCaleb, developing the Haven-1 space station and Haven-2, a proposed successor to the ISS.
Visiting vehicles of the International Space Station
The visiting vehicles of the International Space Station are the crew and cargo spacecraft from NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, and Boeing that dock or berth there.
Wentian
Wentian (问天, "Quest for the Heavens") is the first laboratory module of China's Tiangong space station, launched on July 24, 2022 and dedicated mainly to space life sciences research.
Zarya (Заря) (ISS module)
Zarya (Заря), also known as the Functional Cargo Block or FGB, is the first module of the International Space Station, launched in 1998 to provide initial propulsion and power.
Zvezda (Звезда) (ISS module)
Zvezda (Звезда, "Star") is the service module of the International Space Station, launched in July 2000 as the first fully Russian contribution to the station.