List of human spaceflights, 1981–1990
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This is a detailed list of human spaceflights from 1981 to 1990, spanning the end of the Soviet Union's Salyut space station program, the beginning of Mir, and the start of the US Space Shuttle program.
- Red indicates fatalities.
- Green indicates suborbital flights (including flights that failed to attain intended orbit).
# | Crew | Launch spacecraft |
Habitation | Return spacecraft |
Brief mission summary | |
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80 | ![]() ![]() |
13 March 1981![]() |
Salyut 6 | 26 May 1981![]() |
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81 | ![]() ![]() |
22 March 1981![]() |
Salyut 6 | 29 March 1981![]() |
First Mongolian in space (Gürragchaa). | |
82 | ![]() ![]() |
12 April 1981![]() |
14 April 1981![]() |
First Space Shuttle flight. Systems test. | ||
83 | ![]() ![]() |
14 May 1981![]() |
Salyut 6 | 22 May 1981![]() |
First Romanian in space (Prunariu). Magnetic field observations. Final Soyuz flight. | |
84 | ![]() ![]() |
12 November 1981![]() |
14 November 1981![]() |
First re-use of a crewed orbital spacecraft. Systems test. Earth science observations. | ||
85 | ![]() ![]() |
22 March 1982![]() |
30 March 1982![]() |
Further system testing. Miscellaneous scientific experiments and Earth science observations. | ||
86 | ![]() ![]() |
12 May 1982![]() |
Salyut 7 | 10 December 1982![]() |
First mission to Salyut 7. Deployment of radio communications satellite. | |
87 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 June 1982![]() |
Salyut 7 | 2 July 1982![]() |
First French citizen in space (Chrétien). | |
88 | ![]() ![]() |
27 June 1982![]() |
4 July 1982![]() |
Final Space Shuttle R&D flight. Miscellaneous scientific experiments plus classified US Air Force payload. | ||
89 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
19 August 1982![]() |
Salyut 7 | 27 August 1982![]() |
Second woman in space (Savitskaya). | |
90 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
11 November 1982![]() |
16 November 1982![]() |
Launched commercial ANIK C-3 and SBS-C communications satellites. Planned EVA cancelled due to space suit malfunction. | ||
91 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 April 1983![]() |
9 April 1983![]() |
First Space Shuttle EVA (Peterson and Musgrave). Deployment of first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-1). Miscellaneous science experiments. | ||
92 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
20 April 1983![]() |
22 April 1983![]() |
Failed to dock with Salyut 7. | ||
93 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
18 June 1983![]() |
24 June 1983![]() |
Two communications satellites launched. First American woman in space (Ride). Investigation into behavior of ant colony in zero gravity. Various microgravity experiments. | ||
94 | ![]() ![]() |
26 June 1983![]() |
Salyut 7 | 23 November 1983![]() |
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95 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30 August 1983![]() |
5 September 1983![]() |
First African-American in space (Bluford). First night launch and landing. Deployed INSAT-1B satellite for India. Observation of behavior of rats in space. | ||
— | ![]() ![]() |
26 September 1983![]() |
Launch failed due to fire. Crew ejected. | |||
96 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
28 November 1983![]() |
8 December 1983![]() |
First Spacelab (orbital laboratory) mission. First ESA astronaut, first West German astronaut and first non-American on US flight (Merbold). | ||
97 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 February 1984![]() Challenger |
11 February 1984![]() Challenger |
First untethered spacewalk (McCandless and Stewart). WESTAR-VI and PALAPA-B2 satellites deployed but failed to attain correct orbits. | ||
98 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 February 1984![]() |
Salyut 7 | 2 October 1984![]() |
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99 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 April 1984![]() |
Salyut 7 | 11 April 1984![]() |
First Indian in space (Sharma). Earth observation program. Life sciences and materials processing experiments. | |
100 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
6 April 1984![]() Challenger |
13 April 1984![]() Challenger |
LDEF deployed for later retrieval. Capture, repair and redeployment of malfunctioning Solar Maximum Mission satellite. | ||
101 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
17 July 1984![]() |
Salyut 7 | 29 July 1984![]() |
First EVA by a female astronaut (Savitskaya). | |
102 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30 August 1984![]() Discovery |
5 September 1984![]() Discovery |
Testing of experimental solar arrays. Three satellites deployed. | ||
103 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 October 1984![]() Challenger |
13 October 1984![]() Challenger |
ERBS satellite deployed. Radar imaging. First EVA by an American woman (Sullivan). First Canadian in space (Garneau). First flight including two women. | ||
104 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
8 November 1984![]() Discovery |
16 November 1984![]() Discovery |
Deployed two communications satellites. Retrieved two malfunctioning satellites. | ||
105 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 January 1985![]() Discovery |
27 January 1985![]() Discovery |
First mission for the U.S. Department of Defense. Classified payload, possibly intelligence-gathering satellite. | ||
106 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
12 April 1985![]() Discovery |
19 April 1985![]() Discovery |
Communications satellite deployed. Miscellaneous scientific experiments. First sitting member of U.S. Congress in space (Garn). | ||
107 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
29 April 1985![]() Challenger |
6 May 1985![]() Challenger |
Second Spacelab mission; microgravity experiments. Observation of behaviour of monkeys and rodents in space. | ||
108 | ![]() |
5 June 1985![]() |
Salyut 7 | 26 September 1985![]() |
Repair of crippled Salyut 7 station. | |
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21 November 1985![]() | |||||
109 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
17 June 1985![]() Discovery |
24 June 1985![]() Discovery |
Three communications satellites deployed. Miscellaneous scientific experiments. First Saudi and the first Arab in space (Al-Saud). | ||
110 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
29 July 1985![]() Challenger |
6 August 1985![]() Challenger |
Spacelab-2 mission. Miscellaneous science experiments. Three communications satellites deployed. | ||
111 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
27 August 1985![]() Discovery |
3 September 1985![]() Discovery |
Three communications satellites deployed. Retrieval, repair and redeployment of LEASAT-3 satellite. | ||
112 | ![]() ![]() |
17 September 1985![]() |
Salyut 7 | 21 November 1985![]() |
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26 September 1985![]() | |||||
113 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 October 1985![]() Atlantis |
7 October 1985![]() Atlantis |
Second U.S. Department of Defense mission. Classified payload, believed to be two communications satellites. | ||
114 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
30 October 1985![]() Challenger |
6 November 1985![]() Challenger |
German-sponsored Spacelab mission. Microgravity experiments. First Dutchman in space (Ockels). | ||
115 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
26 November 1985![]() Atlantis |
3 December 1985![]() Atlantis |
Three communications satellites deployed. Demonstration of in-orbit construction techniques. First Mexican in space (Neri Vela). | ||
116 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
12 January 1986![]() Columbia |
18 January 1986![]() Columbia |
Deployment of communications satellite. Miscellaneous science experiments. | ||
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28 January 1986![]() |
Disintegrated 73 seconds after launch with loss of all crew. | |||
117 | ![]() ![]() |
13 March 1986![]() |
Mir Salyut 7 Mir |
16 July 1986![]() |
First expedition to Mir. Last expedition to Salyut 7. | |
118 | ![]() |
7 February 1987![]() |
Mir | 30 July 1987![]() |
Mir crew rotation and maintenance. | |
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29 December 1987![]() | |||||
119 | ![]() ![]() |
22 July 1987![]() |
Mir | 30 July 1987![]() |
Mir crew rotation. First Syrian in space (Faris). | |
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29 December 1987![]() | |||||
120 | ![]() |
21 December 1987![]() |
Mir | 29 December 1987![]() |
Mir crew rotation. Biological experiments and astronomical observations. | |
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21 December 1988![]() | |||||
121 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
7 June 1988![]() |
Mir | 17 June 1988![]() |
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122 | ![]() ![]() |
29 August 1988![]() |
Mir | 7 September 1988![]() |
Mir crew rotation. First Afghan in space (Mohmand). | |
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27 April 1989![]() | |||||
123 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
28 September 1988![]() |
3 October 1988![]() |
First "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission after Challenger disaster. Deployment of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-3 (TDRS-3). | ||
124 | ![]() ![]() |
26 November 1988![]() |
Mir | 27 April 1989![]() |
Mir crew rotation. Technology experiments. First European EVA (Chrétien). | |
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21 December 1988![]() | |||||
125 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 December 1988![]() |
6 December 1988![]() |
U.S. Department of Defense mission. Classified payload, reportedly Lacrosse 1 radar reconnaissance satellite. | ||
126 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
13 March 1989![]() |
18 March 1989![]() |
Deployment of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-4 (TDRS-4). Miscellaneous science experiments. | ||
127 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 May 1989![]() |
8 May 1989![]() |
Magellan probe deployed. | ||
128 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
8 August 1989![]() |
13 August 1989![]() |
U.S. Department of Defense mission. Classified payload, reportedly military communications and reconnaissance satellites. | ||
129 | ![]() ![]() |
5 September 1989![]() |
Mir | 19 February 1990![]() |
Mir equipment installation. | |
130 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
18 October 1989![]() |
23 October 1989![]() |
Galileo probe deployed. | ||
131 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
22 November 1989![]() |
27 November 1989![]() |
U.S. Department of Defense mission. Classified payload, reportedly reconnaissance satellite. First African-American Shuttle Commander. | ||
132 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
9 January 1990![]() |
20 January 1990![]() |
Deployment of defense communications satellite. Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF) retrieval. | ||
133 | ![]() ![]() |
11 February 1990![]() |
Mir | 17 July 1990![]() |
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134 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
28 February 1990![]() |
4 March 1990![]() |
U.S. Department of Defense mission. Classified payload, reportedly reconnaissance satellite. | ||
135 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 April 1990![]() |
29 April 1990![]() |
Hubble Space Telescope deployed. | ||
136 | ![]() ![]() |
3 August 1990![]() |
Mir | 10 December 1990![]() |
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137 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
6 October 1990![]() |
10 October 1990![]() |
Ulysses probe deployed. Miscellaneous science experiments. | ||
138 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
15 November 1990![]() |
20 November 1990![]() |
U.S. Department of Defense mission. Classified payload, reportedly reconnaissance satellite. | ||
139 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2 December 1990![]() |
10 December 1990![]() |
Ultraviolet and X-ray astronomy (ASTRO-1 observatory). | ||
140 | ![]() ![]() |
2 December 1990![]() |
Mir | 26 May 1991![]() |
Mir crew rotation. First Japanese in space (Akiyama). | |
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10 December 1990![]() |
See also
[edit]- List of human spaceflight programs
- List of human spaceflights
- List of human spaceflights, 1961–1970
- List of human spaceflights, 1971–1980
- List of human spaceflights, 1991–2000
- List of human spaceflights, 2001–2010
- List of human spaceflights, 2011–2020
- List of human spaceflights, 2021–present
References
[edit]- Vostok and Voskhod flight history
- Mercury flight history
- X-15 flight history (altitudes given in feet)
- Gemini flight history
- Apollo flight history (student resource)
- Skylab flight history
- Apollo-Soyuz flight history
- Space Shuttle flight history infographic
- Shenzhou flight history timeline
- SpaceShipOne flight history