Salyut 6, Soviet orbital space station, was launched September 29, 1977. It did not have a way to refueling or removing accumulated garbage, so once its consumables were gone, it had to be discontinued. It was deorbited in July 1982.
During its mission, it received sixteen crews, with six of those being long-duration. The first crew arrived on Soyuz 26 in December 1977. The last craft to dock was Soyuz 40 in May 1981.
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