List of human spaceflights, 1980s

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This is a detailed listing of human spaceflights from 1980 to 1989, 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).

Continued from List of human spaceflights, 1970s
Crew	Launch Spacecraft	Habitation		Return Spacecraft	Brief Mission Summary
1980 launches
Leonid I. Popov Valeri V. Ryumin	9 April 1980 Soyuz 35	Salyut 6		11 October 1980 Soyuz 37	Salyut 6 crew rotation.
Valeri N. Kubasov Bertalan Farkas	26 May 1980 Soyuz 36	Salyut 6		3 June 1980 Soyuz 35	Materials processing, Earth observation and life sciences experiments. First Hungarian in space (Farkas).
Yuri V. Malyshev Vladimir Aksyonov	5 June 1980 Soyuz T-2	Salyut 6		9 June 1980 Soyuz T-2	First manned flight of the Soyuz T.
Viktor V. Gorbatko Pham Tuân	23 July 1980 Soyuz 37	Salyut 6		31 July 1980 Soyuz 36	Miscellaneous scientific experiments First Vietnamese and first Asian in space (Tuan).
Yuri V. Romanenko Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez	18 September 1980 Soyuz 38	Salyut 6		26 September 1980 Soyuz 38	First Cuban and first black person in space (Tamayo-Mendez).
Leonid D. Kizim Oleg G. Makarov Gennadi M. Strekalov	27 November 1980 Soyuz T-3	Salyut 6		10 December 1980 Soyuz T-3	Salyut 6 refurbishment.
1981 launches
Vladimir V. Kovalenok Viktor P. Savinykh	13 March 1981 Soyuz T-4	Salyut 6		26 May 1981 Soyuz T-4
Valdimir A. Dzanibekov Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa	22 March 1981 Soyuz 39	Salyut 6		29 March 1981 Soyuz 39	First Mongolian in space (Gürragchaa).
John W. Young Robert L. Crippen	12 April 1981 STS-1, Columbia		14 April 1981 STS-1, Columbia		First space shuttle flight; systems test.
Leonid I. Popov Dumitru Prunariu	14 May 1981 Soyuz 40	Salyut 6		22 May 1981 Soyuz 40	First Romanian in space (Prunariu). Magnetic field observations. Final Soyuz flight.
Joseph H. Engle Richard H. Truly	12 November 1981 STS-2, Columbia		14 November 1981 STS-2, Columbia		First re-use of a manned spacecraft. Systems test; Earth science observations.
1982 launches
Jack R. Lousma C. Gordon Fullerton	22 March 1982 STS-3, Columbia		30 March 1982 STS-3, Columbia		Further system testing. Miscellaneous scientific experiments and Earth science observations.
Anatoli Brergovoy Valentine V. Lebedev	12 May 1982 Soyuz T-5	Salyut 7		10 December 1982 Soyuz T-7	First mission to Salyut 7. Deployment of radio communications satellite.
Vladmiri A. Dzanibekov Alexander S. Ivanchenkov Jean-Loup Chrétien	24 June 1982 Soyuz T-6	Salyut 7		2 July 1982 Soyuz T-6	First French citizen in space (Chrétien).
Thomas K. Mattingly Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr.	27 June 1982 STS-4, Columbia		4 July 1982 STS-4, Columbia		Final space shuttle R&D flight. Miscellaneous scientific experiments plus classified US Air Force payload.
Leonid I. Popov Alexander A. Serebov Svetlana Y. Savitskaya	19 August 1982 Soyuz T-7	Salyut 7		27 August 1982 Soyuz T-5	Second woman in space (Savitskaya).
Vance D. Brand Robert F. Overmyer Joseph P. Allen William B. Lenoir	11 November 1982 STS-5, Columbia		16 November 1982 STS-5, Columbia		Launched commercial ANIK C-3 and SBS-C communications satellites. Planned EVA cancelled due to space suit malfunction.
1983 launches
Paul J. Weitz Karol J. Bobko Donald H. Peterson F. Story Musgrave	4 April 1983 STS-6, Challenger		9 April 1983 STS-6, Challenger		First Space Shuttle EVA (Peterson and Musgrave). Deployment of first Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS-1). Miscellaneous science experiments.
Vladimir G. Titov Gennadi M. Strekalov Alexander A. Serebrov	20 April 1983 Soyuz T-8		22 April 1983 Soyuz T-8		Failed to dock with Salyut 7.
Robert L. Crippen Frederick H. Hauck John M. Fabian Sally K. Ride Norman E. Thagard	18 June 1983 STS-7, Challenger		24 June 1983 STS-7, Challenger		Two communications satellites launched. First American woman in space (Ride). Investigation into behavior of ant colony in zero gravity; various microgravity experiments.
Vladimir A. Lyakhov Alexander P. Alexandrov	26 June 1983 Soyuz T-9	Salyut 7		23 November 1983 Soyuz T-9
Richard H. Truly Daniel C. Brandenstein Dale A. Gardner Guion Bluford William E. Thornton	30 August 1983 STS-8, Challenger		5 September 1983 STS-8, Challenger		First African-American in space (Bluford). First night launch and landing. Deployed INSAT-1B satellite for India. Observation of behavior of rats in space.
Vladimir Titov Gennady Strekalov	26 September 1983 Soyuz T-10-1				Launch failed due to fire; crew ejected.
John W. Young Brewster H. Shaw Owen K. Garriott Robert A. Parker Byron K. Lichtenberg Ulf Merbold	28 November 1983 STS-9, Columbia		8 December 1983 STS-9, Columbia		First Spacelab (orbital laboratory) mission. First ESA astronaut and first non-American on US flight (Merbold).
1984 launches
Vance D. Brand Robert L. Gibson Bruce McCandless II Ronald E. McNair Robert L. Stewart	3 February 1984 STS-41-B, Challenger		11 February 1984 STS-41-B, Challenger		First untethered spacewalk (McCandless and Stewart). WESTAR-VI and PALAPA-B2 satellites deployed but failed to attain correct orbits.
Leonid D. Kizim Vladimir Solovyov Oleg Y. Atkov	4 February 1984 Soyuz T-10	Salyut 7		2 October 1984 Soyuz T-11
Yuri V. Malyshev Gennadi M. Strekalov Rakesh Sharma	3 April 1984 Soyuz T-11	Salyut 7		11 April 1984 Soyuz T-10	First Indian in space (Sharma). Earth observation program; life sciences and materials processing experiments.
Robert L. Crippen Francis R. "Dick" Scobee George D. Nelson James D. A. van Hoften Terry J. Hart	6 April 1984 STS-41-C, Challenger		13 April 1984 STS-41-C, Challenger		LDEF deployed for later retrieval. Capture, repair and redeployment of malfunctioning Solar Maximum Mission satellite.
Vladimir A. Dzanibekov Igor P. Volk Svetlana Y. Savitskaya	17 July 1984 Soyuz T-12	Salyut 7		29 July 1984 Soyuz T-12	First EVA by a female astronaut (Savitskaya).
Henry W. Hartsfield Michael L. Coats Judith A. Resnik Steven A. Hawley Richard M. Mullane Charles D. Walker	30 August 1984 STS-41-D, Discovery		5 September 1984 STS-41-D, Discovery		Testing of experimental solar arrays; three satellites deployed.
Robert L. Crippen Jon A. McBride Kathryn D. Sullivan Sally K. Ride David C. Leestma Marc Garneau Paul D. Scully-Power	5 October 1984 STS-41-G, Challenger		13 October 1984 STS-41-G, Challenger		ERBS satellite deployed. Radar imaging. First EVA by an American woman (Sullivan). First Canadian in space (Garneau). First flight including two women.
Frederick H. Hauck David Walker Anna Fisher Dale A. Gardner Joseph P. Allen	8 November 1984 STS-51-A, Discovery		16 November 1984 STS-51-A, Discovery		Deployed two communications satellites; retrieved two malfunctioning satellites.
1985 launches
Thomas K. Mattingly II Loren J. Shriver Ellison S. Onizuka James F. Buchli Gary E. Payton	24 January 1985 STS-51-C, Discovery		27 January 1985 STS-51-C, Discovery		First mission for the U.S. Department of Defense. Classified payload, possibly intelligence-gathering satellite.
Karol J. Bobko Donald E. Williams M. Rhea Seddon Jeffrey A. Hoffman S. David Griggs Charles D. Walker E. Jake Garn	12 April 1985 STS-51-D, Discovery		19 April 1985 STS-51-D, Discovery		Communications satellite deployed. Miscellaneous scientific experiments. First senator in space (Garn).
Robert F. Overmyer Frederick D. Gregory Don L. Lind Norman E. Thagard William E. Thornton Lodewijk van den Berg Taylor G. Wang	29 April 1985 STS-51-B, Challenger		6 May 1985 STS-51-B, Challenger		Second Spacelab mission; microgravity experiments. Observation of behaviour of monkeys and rodents in space.
Vladimir A. Dzanibekov	5 June 1985 Soyuz T-13	Salyut 7		26 September 1985 Soyuz T-13	Repair of crippled Salyut 7 station.
Viktor P. Savinykh				21 November 1985 Soyuz T-14
Daniel C. Brandenstein John O. Creighton Shannon W. Lucid Steven R. Nagel John M. Fabian Patrick Baudry Sultan Salman Al Saud	17 June 1985 STS-51-G, Discovery		24 June 1985 STS-51-G, Discovery		Three communications satellites deployed. Miscellaneous scientific experiments. First Saudi and the first Arab in space (Al-Saud).
Gordon Fullerton Roy D. Bridges F. Story Musgrave Anthony W. England Karl G. Henize Loren W. Acton John-David F. Bartoe	29 July 1985 STS-51-F, Challenger		6 August 1985 STS-51-F, Challenger		Spacelab-2 mission; miscellaneous science experiments. Three communications satellites deployed.
Joseph H. Engle Richard O. Covey James D. A. van Hoften John M. Lounge William F. Fisher	27 August 1985 STS-51-I, Discovery		3 September 1985 STS-51-I, Discovery		Three communications satellites deployed. Retrieval, repair and redeployment of LEASAT-3 satellite.
Vladimir Vasyutin Alexander Volkov	17 September 1985 Soyuz T-14	Salyut 7		21 November 1985 Soyuz T-14
Georgi M. Grechko				26 September 1985 Soyuz T-13
Karol J. Bobko Ronald J. Grabe David C. Hilmers Robert L. Stewart William A. Pailes	3 October 1985 STS-51-J, Atlantis		7 October 1985 STS-51-J, Atlantis		Second U.S. Department of Defense mission. Classified payload, believed to be two communications satellites.
Henry W. Hartsfield, Jr. Steven R. Nagel James F. Buchli Guion Bluford Bonnie J. Dunbar Reinhard Furrer Ernst Messerschmid Wubbo J. Ockels	30 October 1985 STS-61-A, Challenger		6 November 1985 STS-61-A, Challenger		German-sponsored Spacelab mission; microgravity experiments. First Dutchman in space (Ockels).
Brewster H. Shaw, Jr. Bryan D. O'Connor Mary L. Cleave Sherwood C. Spring Jerry L. Ross Rodolfo Neri Vela Charles D. Walker	26 November 1985 STS-61-B, Atlantis		3 December 1985 STS-61-B, Atlantis		Three communications satellites deployed. Demonstration of in-orbit construction techniques. First Mexican in space (Neri).
1986 launches
Robert L. Gibson Charles F. Bolden Franklin R. Chang-Diaz Steven A. Hawley George D. Nelson Robert J. Cenker Bill Nelson	12 January 1986 STS-61-C, Columbia		18 January 1986 STS-61-C, Columbia		Deployment of communications satellite. Miscellaneous science experiments.
Francis R. "Dick" Scobee Michael J. Smith Judith A. Resnik Ellison S. Onizuka Ronald E. McNair Gregory B. Jarvis Christa McAuliffe	28 January 1986 STS-51-L, Challenger				Disintegrated 73 seconds after launch with loss of all crew.
Leonid D. Kizim Vladimir Solovyov	13 March 1986 Soyuz T-15	Mir, Salyut 7		16 July 1986 Soyuz T-15	First expedition to Mir.
1987 launches
Alexander Laveykin	7 February 1987 Soyuz TM-2	Mir		30 July 1987 Soyuz TM-2	Mir crew rotation and maintenance.
Yuri V. Romanenko				29 December 1987 Soyuz TM-3
Alexander Viktorenko Mohammed Faris	22 July 1987 Soyuz TM-3	Mir		30 July 1987 Soyuz TM-2	Mir crew rotation. First Syrian in space (Faris).
Alexander P. Alexandrov				29 December 1987 Soyuz TM-3
Anatoli Levchenko	21 December 1987 Soyuz TM-4	Mir		29 December 1987 Soyuz TM-3	Mir crew rotation. Biological experiments and astronomical observations.
Vladimir G. Titov Musa Manarov				21 December 1988 Soyuz TM-6
1988 launches
Anatoly Solovyev Victor Savinykh Alexander Alexandrov	7 June 1988 Soyuz TM-5	Mir		17 June 1988 Soyuz TM-4
Vladimir A. Lyakhov Abdul Ahad Mohmand	31 August 1988 Soyuz TM-6	Mir		7 September 1988 Soyuz TM-5	Mir crew rotation. First Afghan in space (Mohmand).
Valeri Polyokov				27 April 1989 Soyuz TM-7
Frederick H. Hauck Richard O. Covey John M. Lounge George D. Nelson David C. Hilmers	28 September 1988 STS-26, Discovery		3 October 1988 STS-26, Discovery		First "Return to Flight" Space Shuttle mission after Challenger Disaster. Deployment of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-3 (TDRS-3).
Alexander Volkov Sergei Krikalev	27 November 1988 Soyuz TM-7	Mir		27 April 1989 Soyuz TM-7	Mir crew rotation. Technology experiments. First European EVA (Chrétien).
Jean-Loup Chrétien				21 December 1988 Soyuz TM-6
Robert L. Gibson Guy S. Gardner Richard M. Mullane Jerry L. Ross William M. Shepherd	2 December 1988 STS-27, Atlantis		6 December 1988 STS-27, Atlantis		U.S. Department of Defense mission. Classified payload, reportedly Lacrosse 1 radar reconnaissance satellite.
1989 launches
Michael L. Coats John E. Blaha James P. Bagian James F. Buchli Robert C. Springer	13 March 1989 STS-29, Discovery		18 March 1989 STS-29, Discovery		Deployment of Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-4 (TDRS-4). Miscellaneous science experiments.
David M. Walker Ronald J. Grabe Norman E. Thagard Mary L. Cleave Mark C. Lee	4 May 1989 STS-30, Atlantis		8 May 1989 STS-30, Atlantis		Magellan probe deployed.
Brewster H. Shaw, Jr. Richard N. Richards James C. Adamson David C. Leestma Mark N. Brown	8 August 1989 STS-28, Columbia		13 August 1989 STS-28, Columbia		U.S. Department of Defense mission. Classified payload, reportedly military communications and reconnaissance satellites.
Alexander Viktorenko Alexander A. Serebrov	5 September 1989 Soyuz TM-8	Mir		19 February 1990 Soyuz TM-8	Mir equipment installation.
Donald E. Williams Michael J. McCulley Franklin R. Chang-Diaz Shannon W. Lucid Ellen S. Baker	18 October 1989 STS-34, Atlantis		23 October 1989 STS-34, Atlantis		Galileo probe deployed.
Frederick D. Gregory John E. Blaha F. Story Musgrave Sonny Carter Kathryn C. Thornton	22 November 1989 STS-33, Discovery		27 November 1989 STS-33, Discovery		U.S. Department of Defense mission. Classified payload, reportedly reconnaissance satellite. First African-American Shuttle Commander.
Continued at List of human spaceflights, 1990s