Saving Salyut-7 is vaguely similar to booting up Skylab, which had problems when entering the orbit.<p>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.