Salyut

Fidel Castro Ruz, Leonid Brezhnev, the cosmonauts accompanying them went inside the "Salyut" station.

CASTRO, BREZHNEV TOUR COSMONAUT TRAINING CENTER 1972

They also saw another trainer, the "Salyut" station. the 23-metre cylinder in which the latest equipment has been installed, is a precise replica of the first long-term orbital station.

CASTRO, BREZHNEV TOUR COSMONAUT TRAINING CENTER 1972

These secret military spaceships were intended to spy on the Soviet Union's cold-war enemies from on high, under the pretence that they were civilian "Salyut" research stations.

The Register 2009

These secret military spaceships were intended to spy on the Soviet Union's cold-war enemies from on high, under the pretence that they were civilian "Salyut" research stations.

The Register 2009

The 'Salyut' was Russia's space station while USA named its station as 'Skylab'.

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For example, consider the disparity in flight rates between Saturn 1B and Saturn V during the Skylab program or between the Soyuz and Proton in the Russian Salyut & Mir programs.

Ares V - Ares 1 = Ares IV - NASA Watch 2009

Salyut, Mir and especially ISS are exemplars of this strategy.

Proponents of DIRECT Offer Rebuttal to NASA's Analysis - NASA Watch 2009

My guess is, Tiangong-1 is supposed to be a man-tended research station, similar to, but smaller than, the first generation Salyut. libs0n

China Space Update - NASA Watch 2009

The Soyuz and Protons have been doing automated rendezvous for decades with the ISS, MIR, and even Salyut programs.

Confusion over "The Pentagon's Rockets" - NASA Watch 2009

Coincidentally all serious projects to get into space (Soyuz-Progress, Mir/Salyut, ISS, Bigelow) beyond a sortie (solo Shuttle, Apollo, CxP apparently) are all highly modular and fit in that payload range.

Moon Outpost or Bust - NASA Watch 2009