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Space Stations

A space station is a kind of spacecraft that can sustain a human crew who is conducting research and
experiments in orbit for a prolonged period of time.

Read the descriptions and write the names of these space stations using the Help Box.
1 It was a Soviet space station which was launched as a part of a
programme in 1973. It was Almaz Military Station’s first-flight.
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2 It was a low-Earth orbit space station operated by the soviet union
and later by Russia from 1986 to 2001.
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3 A space station launched as a part of the Salyut programme, which
was lost in a launch failure on 20 July 1972.

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4 On 19 April 1971, the Soviet union launched the world’s first space
station into the low-Earth orbit.
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5 The United States launched its first satellite in 1958 as a part of the
United States engagement in the International Geophysical Year.
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6 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched India’s
second mission to the Moon on 22 July 2019 from Satish Dhawan
Space Centre, Sriharikota.
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Quiz Time!Time!
Quiz
Where is the ISRO headquarter? Help Box
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DOS-2, Salyut-1, Mir, Explorer-1, Chandrayaan-2, Salyut-2

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