What is Salyut 2?
'''Salyut 2''' was the [[Soviet Union]]'s second [[space station]]. It was also known as '''OPS-1''' and was the first station in the [[Almaz]] program. Almaz was a program to make [[military]] space stations to [[spy]] on other countries. Salyut 2 was [[Rocket|launched]] into [[orbit]] on 3 April 1973 but was damaged before it could be used. It was burned up in the [[atmosphere]] in May 1973. [[Category:Space stations]] [[Category:Spacecraft launched in the 1970s]] {{Transport-stub}}