Saving Salyut-7 is vaguely similar to booting up Skylab, which had problems when entering the orbit. Overall, Soviet manned (and unmanned) space program had it

Saving Salyut-7 is vaguely similar to booting up Skylab, which had problems when entering the orbit. Overall, Soviet manned (and unmanned) space program had its share of dramatic events. Risky first flights, like Voskhod-2... Problems with dockings with first stations, which e.g. cemented Rukavishnikov's name in folklore... Dogged pursuit of Americans in the Moon race with failing N-1, successful LK and bold Zond flights to the Moon with tortoises onboard... How well they are known, depends on the reader.