Tag: spaceflight history
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The Soyuz 11 Tragedy: The Only Humans to Die in Space and the Price of Exploration
Introduction: A Historic Mission Turns to Tragedy The year was 1971, and humanity stood at the edge of a new era in space exploration. The Soviet Union’s Soyuz 11 mission, launched on June 6, carried three cosmonauts to Salyut 1, the world’s first space station. Their goal was ambitious: to conduct extended scientific experiments, test…
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5 Space Stations That Changed the Course of Human Space Exploration
Introduction: Marking the turning points of orbital science Since the dawn of spaceflight, humans have pushed beyond Earth’s atmosphere. The evolution from isolated missions to sustained living in orbit has been shaped by pioneering space stations. Here are five orbiting laboratories whose innovation, resilience, and collaboration redirected the course of human space exploration. Salyut 1…