salyut

Thân thiện

A model of the Salyut space station orbits Earth in a museum display.

Definition

Noun 1. A series of Soviet space stations: "Salyut" refers to any of the space stations launched by the Soviet Union, constituting the world's first program of crewed orbital laboratories. The stations were launched in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The Salyut program was a major achievement in early space exploration.
  • Cosmonauts conducted scientific experiments aboard Salyut 6 for several months.

Advanced Usage

• "Salyut" as a proper noun: The word is always capitalized as it is the specific name of the program and individual stations.
  • The history of long-duration spaceflight began with Salyut.

Variants and Related Words

• Salyut program (noun phrase): The overall Soviet initiative to launch and operate these space stations.
  • The Salyut program paved the way for the Mir space station.

Synonyms

• Space station: A large artificial satellite designed for long-term human habitation and work in space. (Note: This is a general term, while "Salyut" is specific to the Soviet series.)

Different Meanings

This word has no other common meanings in English. It refers exclusively to the historical Soviet space stations.

Học thuật

Noun

1. either of two Soviet space stations launched in the 1970s

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