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Space programs and missions · A guided course
Turning an orbital visit into a sustained workplace
Discover how Soviet station programs turned short orbital visits into sustained work. Separate civilian and military lineages, then connect crew access, two-port resupply, research, daily life and the repair of Salyut 7.
Suggested preparation is listed in the course · Start whenever you’re ready
NASA’s configuration drawing of Salyut 6 shows the station layout and its two docking ports. It is a technical illustration, not an orbital photograph.
NASA · Image sourceYour place in the bigger picture
Build on familiar ideas, then choose a direction to explore next. Every course remains open.
Building a transport system, from rendezvous to recovery
Follow stations, transport and international cooperation
The Salyut program
Turning an orbital visit into a sustained workplace
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A growing laboratory and the realities of long-duration operations
One suggested order from the foundations to The Salyut program. Shared starting points appear once; skip anything you already know.
Then: The Salyut program →
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