List of human spaceflights, 1971–1980

This is a detailed list of human spaceflights from 1971 to 1980, including the later Apollo Moon landings, the US Skylab missions, and the start of the Soviet Union's Salyut series of space stations.

Red indicates fatalities. Green indicates suborbital flights (including flights that failed to attain intended orbit). Grey indicates flights beyond low Earth orbit.

#Crew LaunchspacecraftHabitation ReturnspacecraftBrief mission summary 42 Alan B. Shepard (2) Stuart A. Roosa Edgar D. Mitchell 31 January 1971 Apollo 14 Moon 9 February 1971 Apollo 14Third lunar landing. Shepard becomes only Mercury astronaut to walk on the Moon and hits a golf ball on the Moon's surface. 43 Vladimir Shatalov (3) Aleksei Yeliseyev (3) Nikolay Rukavishnikov (1) 23 April 1971 Soyuz 10 25 April 1971 Soyuz 10Unsuccessful attempt to board Salyut 1 space station. 44 Georgy Dobrovolsky Viktor Patsayev Vladislav Volkov (2) 6 June 1971 Soyuz 11 Salyut 1 29 June 1971 Soyuz 11Successful boarding of Salyut 1 (first crewed space station). All crew died on re-entry due to air leak. 45 David R. Scott (3) Alfred M. Worden James B. Irwin26 July 1971 Apollo 15 Moon7 August 1971 Apollo 15Fourth lunar landing. First Lunar Rover. First deep space EVA. 46 John W. Young (4) Thomas K. Mattingly (1) Charles M. Duke16 April 1972 Apollo 1627 April 1972 Apollo 16Fifth lunar landing. Second Lunar Rover. Second deep space EVA. 47 Eugene A. Cernan (3) Ronald E. Evans Harrison H. Schmitt7 December 1972 Apollo 1719 December 1972 Apollo 17Sixth and last lunar landing. Third and last Lunar Rover. Third and last deep space EVA. Last crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit until 2026. 48 Charles P. Conrad (4) Paul J. Weitz (1) Joseph P. Kerwin 25 May 1973 Skylab 2 Skylab 22 June 1973 Skylab 2First crewed mission to Skylab space station. Spent almost one month in space. 49 Alan L. Bean (2) Jack R. Lousma (1) Owen K. Garriott (1) 28 July 1973 Skylab 3 25 September 1973 Skylab 3Spent almost two months in space. Miscellaneous scientific experiments. 50 Vasili Lazarev (1) Oleg Makarov (1) 27 September 1973 Soyuz 12 29 September 1973 Soyuz 12Test flight of new Soyuz design following Soyuz 11 disaster. 51 Gerald P. Carr William R. Pogue Edward G. Gibson 16 November 1973 Skylab 4 Skylab 8 February 1974 Skylab 4Spent almost three months in space. Miscellaneous scientific experiments conducted. 52 Valentin Lebedev (1) Pyotr Klimuk (1) 18 December 1973 Soyuz 13 26 December 1973 Soyuz 13Second test of redesigned Soyuz capsule.Astrophysical observations. 53 Yuri Artyukhin Pavel Popovich (2) 3 July 1974 Soyuz 14 Salyut 3 19 July 1974 Soyuz 14Military mission. Evaluation of military applications of human spaceflight. 54 Lev Demin Gennadi Sarafanov 26 August 1974 Soyuz 15 28 August 1974 Soyuz 15Failed to board Salyut 3 space station. 55 Anatoly Filipchenko (2) Nikolay Rukavishnikov (2) 2 December 1974 Soyuz 16 8 December 1974 Soyuz 16Systems testing in preparation for joint Soviet-US space flight. 56 Georgy Grechko (1) Aleksei Gubarev (1) 11 January 1975 Soyuz 17 Salyut 4 10 February 1975 Soyuz 17Astronomical observations. 57 Vasili Lazarev (2) Oleg Makarov (2) 5 April 1975 Soyuz 18aFailed to reach orbit due to malfunction. 58 Pyotr Klimuk (2) Vitali Sevastyanov (2) 24 May 1975 Soyuz 18 Salyut 4 26 July 1975 Soyuz 18Research into long-term stays in space. 59 Alexei Leonov (2) Valeri Kubasov (2)15 July 1975 Soyuz 1921 July 1975 Soyuz 19Apollo–Soyuz Test Project (ASTP); first joint Soviet–US spaceflight. The two craft dock in space with exchange of flags and gifts.Last crewed US mission until STS-1 in 1981. 60 Thomas P. Stafford (4) Vance D. Brand (1) Donald K. Slayton15 July 1975 Apollo–Soyuz24 July 1975 Apollo–Soyuz 61 Boris Volynov (2) Vitaliy Zholobov 6 July 1976 Soyuz 21 Salyut 5 24 August 1976 Soyuz 21Assessment of Salyut 5 station's military surveillance capabilities. 62 Valery Bykovsky (2) Vladimir Aksyonov (1) 15 September 1976 Soyuz 22 23 September 1976 Soyuz 22Earth photography. 63 Vyacheslav Zudov Valery Rozhdestvensky 14 October 1976 Soyuz 23 16 October 1976 Soyuz 23Failed to board Salyut 5 space station. 64 Viktor Gorbatko (2) Yuri Glazkov 7 February 1977 Soyuz 24 Salyut 5 25 February 1977 Soyuz 24Investigation of air quality on board Salyut 5. 65 Vladimir Kovalyonok (1) Valeri Ryumin (1) 9 October 1977 Soyuz 25 11 October 1977 Soyuz 25Failed to board Salyut 6 space station. 66 Georgy Grechko (2) Yuri Romanenko (1) 10 December 1977 Soyuz 26 Salyut 6 16 March 1978 Soyuz 27First successful docking with Salyut 6. 67 Vladimir Dzhanibekov (1) Oleg Makarov (3) 10 January 1978 Soyuz 27 16 January 1978 Soyuz 26 68 Aleksey Gubarev (2) Vladimír Remek 2 March 1978 Soyuz 28 10 March 1978 Soyuz 28First Czech astronaut and first astronaut not from USA or USSR (Remek). 69 Vladimir Kovalyonok (2) Aleksandr Ivanchenkov (1) 15 June 1978 Soyuz 29 2 November 1978 Soyuz 31Salyut 6 crew rotation. 70 Pyotr Klimuk (3) Mirosław Hermaszewski 27 June 1978 Soyuz 30 5 July 1978 Soyuz 30Life sciences experiments. Earth observations and study of aurora borealis. First Pole in space (Hermaszewski). 71 Valery Bykovsky (3) Sigmund Jähn 26 August 1978 Soyuz 31 3 September 1978 Soyuz 29First East German in space (Jähn). 72 Vladimir Lyakhov (1) Valeri Ryumin (2) 25 February 1979 Soyuz 32 19 August 1979 Soyuz 34Salyut 6 crew rotation. 73 Nikolay Rukavishnikov (3) Georgi Ivanov 10 April 1979 Soyuz 33 12 April 1979 Soyuz 33Failed to board Salyut 6 space station. First Bulgarian in space (Ivanov). 74 Leonid Popov (1) Valeri Ryumin (3) 9 April 1980 Soyuz 35 Salyut 6 11 October 1980 Soyuz 37Salyut 6 crew rotation. 75 Valeri Kubasov (3) Bertalan Farkas 26 May 1980 Soyuz 36 3 June 1980 Soyuz 35Materials processing, Earth observation and life sciences experiments. First Hungarian in space (Farkas). 76 Yury Malyshev (1) Vladimir Aksyonov (2) 5 June 1980 Soyuz T-2 9 June 1980 Soyuz T-2First crewed flight of the Soyuz T. 77 Viktor Gorbatko (3) Pham Tuân 23 July 1980 Soyuz 37 31 July 1980 Soyuz 36Miscellaneous scientific experiments. First Vietnamese and first Asian outside USSR in space (Tuan). 78 Yuri Romanenko (2) Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez 18 September 1980 Soyuz 38 26 September 1980 Soyuz 38First Cuban and first black person in space (Tamayo-Mendez). 79 Leonid Kizim (1) Oleg Makarov (4) Gennadi Strekalov (1) 27 November 1980 Soyuz T-3 10 December 1980 Soyuz T-3Salyut 6 refurbishment.

List of human spaceflights, 1971–1980

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