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1980 | ||||||
71 | April 9 | Soyuz-35 |
Leonid Popov, Valery Ryumin |
USSR |
The fourth long-term expedition to the Salyut-6 station.
The crew returned on Earth in Soyuz-37. A new record of the duration of stay in space crew = 4436 h 12 m (184 d 20 h 12 m). Record of cumulatve time in space - Ryumin for three flights = 8685 h 34 m (361 d 21 h 34 m). |
Ship - 55 d 1 h 29 m Crew - 184 d 20 h 12 m |
72 | May 26 | Soyuz-36 |
Valery Kubasov, Bertalan Farkas (Hungary) |
USSR | The fifth expedition to the station Salyut-6. The crew returned on Earth in Soyuz-35. Bertalan Farkas is the first cosmonaut from Hungary. | Ship - 65 d 20 h 54 m - Crew - 7 d 20 h 46 m |
73 | June 5 | Soyuz T-2 |
Yuri Malyshev, Vladimir Aksenov |
USSR | Sixth expedition to the station Salyut-6. The first test flight of a new modification of the Soyuz T spacecraft. | 3 d 22 h 20 m |
74 | July 23 | Soyuz-37 |
Viktor Gorbatko, Pham Tuan (Vietnam) |
USSR | Seventh expedition to the station Salyut-6. The crew returned on Earth in Soyuz-36. Pham Tuan is the first cosmonaut from Vietnam. | Ship - 79 d 15 h 17 m Crew - 7 d 20 h 42 m |
75 | September 18 | Soyuz-38 |
Yuri Romanenko, Arnaldo Tamayo Mendez (Cuba) |
USSR | The eighth expedition to the station Salyut-6. Arnaldo Tamayo Mendes is the first cosmonaut of Cuba. | 7 d 20 h 43 m |
76 | November 27 | Soyuz T-3 |
Leonid Kizim, Oleg Makarov, Gennady Strekalov |
USSR | The ninth expedition to the station Salyut-6. Test flight of the new three-seats modification of the Soyuz T spacecraft. | 12 d 19 h 8 m |
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1981 | ||||||
77 | March 12 | Soyuz T-4 |
Vladimir Kovalyonok, Victor Savinykh |
USSR | The fifth long-term expedition to the Salyut-6 station. Victor Savinykh is the 50th cosmonaut of the USSR and the hundredth in the world. | 74 d 18 h 38 m |
78 | March 22 | Soyuz-39 |
Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Judgerdemidiyin Gurragcha (Mongolia) |
USSR | The tenth expedition to the station Salyut-6. Zhugderdemidiin Gurragcha is the first cosmonaut of Mongolia. | 7 d 20 h 43 m |
79 | April 12 | Columbia STS-1 | John Young , Robert Crippen |
USA |
The first flight of the US space shuttle. The fifth flight of John Young. | 2 d 6 h 21 m |
80 | May 14 | Soyuz-40 |
Leonid Popov, Dumitru Prunariu (Romania) |
USSR | Eleventh expedition to the station Salyut-6. Dumitru Prunariu is the first cosmonaut of Romania. | 7 d 20 h 41 m |
81 | November 12 | Columbia STS-2 |
Joseph Angle, Richard Truly |
USA |
The second flight of the American shuttle. | 2 d 6 h 13 m |
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1982 | ||||||
82 | March 22 | Columbia STS-3 | Jack Lusma , Charles Fullerton |
USA |
The third flight of the American shuttle. | 8 d 0 h 5 m |
83 | May 13 | Soyuz T-5 |
Anatoly Berezovoy, Valentin Lebedev |
USSR | The first long-term expedition to the Salyut-7 station. The crew returned on Earth in Soyuz T-7. A new record of the duration of the crew's stay in space is 5073 h 32 m (211 d, 9 h 32 m). |
The ship - 106 d 5 h 06 m Crew - 211 d 9 h 32 m |
84 | June 24 | Soyuz T-6 |
Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Alexander Ivanchenkov, Jean-Loup Chretien (France) |
USSR |
The first expedition to visit the Salyut-7 station. Jean-Loup Chretien - the first cosmonaut of France. |
7 d 21 h 51 m |
85 | June 27 | Columbia STS-4 |
Thomas Mattingly, Henry Hartsfield |
USA |
The fourth flight of the American shuttle. | 7 d 1 h 9 m |
86 | August 19 | Soyuz T-7 |
Leonid Popov, Alexander Serebrov, Svetlana Savitskaya |
USSR | The second expedition to the station Salyut-7. The crew returned on Earth in Soyuz T-5. Savitskaya is the second woman-cosmonaut. |
The ship - 113 d 1 h 51 m Crew - 7 d 21 h 52 m |
87 | November 11 | Columbia STS-5 |
Vance Brand, Robert Overmyer, Joseph Allen, William Lenoir |
USA |
The fifth flight of the American shuttle. The first crew of four astronauts. | 5 d 2 h 14 m |
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1983 | ||||||
88 | April 4 | Challenger STS-6 |
Paul White, Carol Bobko, Donald Peterson, Storey Musgrave |
USA |
The sixth flight of the shuttle. The first flight of the second multi-use ship - the Challenger. | 5 d 0 h 24 m |
89 | April 20 | Soyuz T-8 |
Vladimir Titov, Gennady Strekalov, Alexander Serebrov |
USSR | Unsuccessful attempt to dock with the station Salyut-7. Early return to Earth. | 2 d 0 h 18 m |
90 | June 18 | Challenger STS-7 |
Robert Crippen, Frederick Hawke, John Fabian, Sally Ryde, Norman Tagard |
USA |
The seventh flight of the shuttle. The second flight of the Challenger. For the first time the crew of 5 astronauts. Sally Ryde is the first American female astronaut. | 6 d 2 h 24 m |
91 | June 27 | Soyuz T-9 |
Vladimir Lyakhov, Alexander Alexandrov |
USSR | The second long-term expedition to the station Salyut-7. | 149 d 10 h 46 m |
92 | August 30 | Challenger STS-8 |
Richard Truly, Daniel Branden, Dale Gardner, Guyon Blufford, William Thornton |
USA |
The eighth flight of the shuttle. Third flight of the Challenger. Guyon Blufford is the first Afro-American in space. | 6 d 1 h 9 m |
93 | November 28 | Columbia STS-9 |
John Young, Brewster Show, Owen Garriott, Robert Parker, Byron Lichtenberg, Ulf Merbold (West Germany) |
USA |
Ninth flight of the shuttle. Sixth flight of the Columbia. For the first time the crew - 6 astronauts. Ulf Merbold is the first astronaut from the West Germany, the first foreigner on the US spaceship. John Young is the first in the world to make the sixth space flight. | 10 d 7 h 47 m |
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1984 | ||||||
94 | February 3 | Challenger STS-41B |
Vance Brand, Robert Gibson, Bruce McCandless, Ronald McNair, Robert Stewart |
USA |
The tenth flight of the shuttle. The fourth flight of the Challenger. The first tests of a flying chair. | 7 d 23 h 16 m |
95 | February 8 | Soyuz T-10 |
Leonid Kizim, Vladimir Solovyov, Oleg Atkov |
USSR | The third long-term expedition to the Salyut-7 station. The crew returned on Earth in the Soyuz T-11. Kizim and Solovyov made six space walks. The new record of the duration of stay in space crew = 5686 h 32 m (236 d 22h 49 m). |
The ship - 62 d 22 h 43 m Crew - 236 d 22 h 49 m |
96 | April 3 | Soyuz T-11 |
Yuri Malyshev, Gennady Strekalov, Rakesh Sharma (India) |
USSR | The third expedition to the station Salyut-7. The crew returned on Earth in Soyuz T-10. Rakesh Sharma is the first cosmonaut from India. |
Ship - 181 d 21 h 41 m Crew - 7 d 21 h 41 m |
97 | April 6 | Challenger STS-41C |
Robert Crippen, Francis Skoby, Terry Hart, George Nelson, James van Hoften |
USA |
11th shuttle flight. 5th flight of the Challenger. Repair of the satellite in orbit. | 6 d 23 h 41 m |
98 | July 17 | Soyuz T-12 |
Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Svetlana Savitskaya , Igor Volk |
USSR | The fourth expedition to the station Salyut-7. The fourth flight of Vladimir Dzhanibekov. Savitskaya - the first woman who made the second flight and going into outer space. | 11 d 19 h 14 m |
99 | August 30 | Discovery STS-41D |
Henry Hartsfield, Michael Coates, Richard Mullain, Stephen Hawley, Judit Reznik, Charles Walker |
USA |
12th shuttle flight. The first flight of Discovery. Walker - the first commercial astronaut from McDonnell Douglas. Reznik is the second American female astronaut. | 6 d 0 h 56 m |
100 | October 5 | Challenger STS-41G |
Robert Crippen, John McBride, Catherine Sullivan, Sally Ryde, David Listma, Paul Scali-Power, Mark Garno (Canada) |
USA |
13th shuttle flight. 6th flight of the Challenger. For the first time the crew of seven astronauts. First two women in the crew. Garno is the first astronaut from Canada. | 8 d 5 h 24 m |
101 | November 8 | Discovery STS-51A |
Frederick Hawke,
David Walker, Joseph Allen, Anna Fisher, Dale Gardner |
USA |
14th shuttle flight. 2nd flight of Discovery. Return of two satellites from orbit on Earth. | 7 d 23 h 45 m |
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1985 | ||||||
102 | January 24 | Discovery STS-51C |
Thomas Mattingly, Lauren Shriver, Ellison Onizuka, James Buchley, Garry Payton |
USA |
15th shuttle flight. 3rd flight of Discovery. Flight for the US Department of Defense. | 3 d 1 h 33 m |
103 | April 12 | Discovery STS-51D |
Carol Bobko, Donald Williams, Rea Seddon, David Griggs, Geoffrey Hoffman, Charles Walker, Edwin Garne |
USA |
16th shuttle flight. 4th flight of Discovery. Garn is an American senator in space. | 6 d 23 h 55 m |
104 | April 29 | Challenger STS-51B |
Robert Overmyer, Frederick Gregory, Don Lind, Norman Tagard, William Thornton, Lodewijk van den Berg, Taylor Wang |
USA |
17th shuttle flight. The 7th flight of the Challenger. | 7 d 0 h 9 m |
105 | June 6 | Soyuz T-13 |
Vladimir Dzhanibekov, Victor Savinykh |
USSR | The fourth long-term expedition to the Salyut-7 station. Restoring the life of the station. Savinykh returned on Earth in Soyuz T-14. The fifth flight of Vladimir Dzhanibekov. |
The ship - 112 d 3 h 12 m Dzhanibekov - 112 d 3 h 12 m Savinykh - 168 d 3 h 51 m |
106 | June 17 | Discovery STS-51G |
Daniel Branden, John Creighton, Shannon Lucid, John Fabian, Steven Nigel, Patrick Baudry (France), Salman Al-Saud (Saudi Arabia). |
USA |
18th shuttle flight. 5th flight of Discovery. Baudry is the second astronaut from France. Al-Saud is the first prince-astronaut from Saudi Arabia. For the first time two foreigners in the crew. Steven Nigel is the 100th American astronaut. | 7 d 1 h 39 m |
107 | July 29 | Challenger STS-51F |
Charles Fullerton, Roy Bridges, Carl Henice, Anthony Ingland, Storey Musgrave , Lauren Acton, John-David Barto |
USA |
The 19th shuttle flight. 8th flight of the Challenger. | 7 d 22 h 45 m |
108 | August 27 | Discovery STS-51I |
Joe Engle, Richard Covey, James van Hoftten, William Fisher, John Lounge |
USA |
20th shuttle flight. The sixth flight of Discovery. | 7 d 2 h 18 m |
109 | September 17 | Soyuz T-14 |
Vladimir Vasyutin, Georgy Grechko, Alexander Volkov |
USSR | The fifth long-term expedition to the Salyut-7 station. Because of Vasyutin's illness, the crew early returned on Earth. Grechko returned on Earth in Soyuz T-13. | 64 d 21 h 52 m
Grechko - 8 days 21 hours 13 m |
110 | October 3 | Atlantis STS-51J |
Carol Bobko, Ronald Greyb, Robert Stewart, David Hilmers, William Piles |
USA |
21st shuttle flight. The first flight of Atlantis. Flight for the US Department of Defense. | 4 d 1 h 45 m |
111 | October 30 | Challenger STS-61A |
Henry Hartsfield, Steven Nigel, Bonnie Dunbar, James Buchley, Guyon Blufford, Ernst Messerschmid (West Germany), Reinhard Furrer (West Germany), Wubbo Ockels (The Netherlands) |
USA |
22th shuttle flight. 9th flight of the Challenger. First three foreigners in the crew. First two astronauts from Germany. Ockels is the first astronaut from the Netherlands. For the first time in the crew of eight astronauts. The flight was paid by Germany. | 7 d 0 h 45 m |
112 | November 26 | Atlantis STS-61B |
Brewster Show, Brian O'Connor, Mary Cleave, Sherwood Spring, Jerry Ross , Rudolfo Neri Vela (Mexico), Charles Walker |
USA |
23rd shuttle flight. 2nd flight of Atlantis. Neri Vela is the first astronaut from Mexico. | 6 d 21 h 4 m |
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1986 | ||||||
113 | January 12 | Columbia STS-61C |
Robert Gibson, Charles Bolden, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Steven Hawley, George Nelson, Robert Senker William Nelson |
USA |
24th shuttle flight. The 7th flight of Columbia. William Nelson is a member of the US Congress. | 6 d 2 h 4 m |
- | January 28 | Challenger STS-51L |
Francis Skoby, Michael Smith, Judit Reznik, Ellison Onizuka, Ronald McNair, Gregory Jarvis, Krista McAuliffe |
USA |
25th shuttle flight. 10th flight of the Challenger. At 73 seconds of the flight, the explosion of the Challenger. Seven astronauts were killed. | 73 sec |
114 | March 13 | Soyuz T-15 |
Leonid Kizim, Vladimir Solovyev |
USSR | Sixth long-term expedition to the Salyut-7 station and first expedition at the Mir station. Unique flight from Mir station to the Salyut-7 station and back. Kizim and Soloviev made two walks in open space. New record of the total duration of stay in space Solovyov (for two flights) = 8686 h 50 m (361 d 22h 50 m); Kizim (for three flights) = 8993 h 58 m (374 d 17 h 58 m) | 125 d 0 h 1 m |
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1987 | ||||||
115 | February 5 | Soyuz TM-2 |
Yuri Romanenko, Alexander Lavejkin |
USSR | The second long-term expedition to Mir station. The first flight of a new modification of the Soyuz TM spacecraft. Laveikin is cosmonaut number 200 in the world. Romanenko returned on Earth in Soyuz TM-3. The new record of the flight duration - Romanenko = 7835 h 21 m (326 d 11 h 21 m). New record of the total duration of stay in space Romanenko (for three flights) = 10,338 h 21 m (430 d 18 h 21 m); | 174 d 3 h 46 m |
116 | July 22 | Soyuz TM-3 |
Alexander Viktorenko, Alexander Alexandrov, Mohammed Faris (Syria) |
USSR | The first expedition to the Mir station. Partial replacement of long-term crew. Viktorenko and Faris returned on Earth in Soyuz TM-2. Faris is the first cosmonaut of Syria. |
Viktorenko and Faris - 7 d 23 h 5 m Alexandrov - 160 d 7 h 17 m |
117 | December 21 | Soyuz TM-4 |
Vladimir Titov, Musa Manarov, Anatoly Levchenko |
USSR | The third long-term expedition to the Mir station. Titov and Manarov returned on Earth in Soyuz TM-6. Titov and Manarov stayed in space for one year. Levchenko was trained as a pilot of the Buran. Levchenko returned on Earth in Soyuz TM-3. A new record of flight duration (Titov and Manarov) = 8782 h 40 m (365 d 22 h 40 m) will be installed next year. |
The ship is 177 d 23 h 5 m Titov and Manarov - 365 d 22 h 40 m Levchenko - 7 days 21 hours 58 m |
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1988 | ||||||
118 | June 7 | Soyuz TM-5 |
Anatoly Solovyov, Victor Savinykh, Alexander Alexandrov (Bulgaria) |
USSR | Expedition to visit the station Mir. The crew returned on Earth in Soyuz TM-4. Alexander Alexandrov is the second cosmonaut of Bulgaria. |
The ship - 91 d 10 h 46 m Crew - 9 d 20 h 10 m |
119 | August 29 | Soyuz TM-6 |
Vladimir Lyakhov, Valery Polyakov, Abdul Ahad Momand (Afghanistan) |
USSR | Expedition to visit the station Mir. Lyakhov and Mohmand returned on Earth in Soyuz TM-5. Polyakov stayed to the station and returned on Earth in Soyuz TM-7. |
The ship is 114 d 5 h 33 m Lyakhov and Momand - 8 d 20 h 27 m Polyakov - 240 d 22 h 35 m |
120 | September 29 | Discovery STS-26 |
Frederick Hawke ,
Richard Covey, John Lounge, David Hilmers, George Nelson |
USA |
26th shuttle flight. 7th flight of Discovery. Resumption of shuttle flights, after the disaster of the Challenger. | 4 d 1 h 00 m |
121 | November 26 | Soyuz TM-7 |
Alexander Volkov, Sergey Krikalev, Jean-Loup Chretien (France) |
USSR | The fourth long-term expedition to Mir station. The second flight of Jean-Loup Chretien. Chretien returned on Earth in the Soyuz TM-6. |
The ship - 151 d 11 h 08 m Volkov and Krikalev - 151 d 11 h 08 m Chretien - 24 d 18 h 07 m |
122 | Dec. 2 | Atlantis STS-27 |
Robert Gibson, Guy Gardner, Richard Mullain, Jerry Ross, William Shepherd |
USA |
27th shuttle flight. The third flight of Atlantis. Flight for the US Department of Defense. | 4 d 9 h 06 m |
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1989 | ||||||
123 | March 13 | Discovery STS-29 |
Michael Coats, John Blaha, James Baygian, James Buchley, Robert Springer |
USA |
The 28th shuttle flight. The 8th flight of Discovery. | 4 d 23 h 39 m |
124 | May 4 | Atlantis STS-30 |
David Walker, Ronald Graib, Norman Tagard, Mary Cleave, Mark Lee |
USA |
29th shuttle flight. The 4th flight of Atlantis. Flight for the US Department of Defense. | 4 d 0 h 57 m |
125 | August 8 | Columbia STS-28 |
Brewster Show, Richard Richards, James Adamson, David Listma, Mark Brown |
USA |
30th shuttle flight. 8th flight of Columbia. Flight for the US Department of Defense. | 5 d 1 h 00 m |
126 | September 6 | Soyuz TM-8 |
Alexander Viktorenko, Alexander Serebrov |
USSR | The fifth long-term expedition to Mir station. Since the start of Soyuz TM-8, on September 6, a continuous sequence of crew changes has begun on the station Mir, which lasted until August 28, 1999. Almost 10 years, in space there were people all the time. | 166 d 6 h 58 m |
127 | October 18 | Atlantis STS-34 |
Donald Williams, Michael McCully, Shannon Lucid, Franklin Chang-Diaz, Helen Baker |
USA |
31st shuttle flight. 5th flight of Atlantis. | 4 d 23 h 39 m |
128 | November 22 | Discovery STS-33 |
Frederick Gregory, John Blaha, Catherine Thornton, Storey Musgrave, Manley Carter |
USA |
32th shuttle flight. The 9th flight of Discovery. Flight for the US Department of Defense. | 5d 00h 07m |
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