Salyut
noun/sɑːlˈjuːt/
Etymology From Russian Салют (Saljut), from салют (saljut, “salute; fireworks”). Doublet of salute.
1
Any of the spacecraft involved in the Salyut programme, the first space station programme undertaken by the Soviet Union, from 1971 to 1986.
- Coordinate terms
- Progress, Soyuz