Caption

Salyut 6 soviet space station. View of the Soviet Salyut 6, or DOS-5, orbital space station in orbit above the Earth with two Soyuz spacecraft docked with it - one at either end. Salyut 6 was the eighth orbital space station flown as part of the Salyut programme. It was launched on 29th September 1977 and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on 29th July 1982.