1979 in spaceflight
The Skylab space station, which decayed from orbit on 11 July | |
| Orbital launches | |
|---|---|
| First | 11 January |
| Last | 28 December |
| Total | 110 |
| Catalogued | 106 |
| National firsts | |
| Space traveller | Bulgaria |
| Rockets | |
| Maiden flights | Ariane 1 Scout G-1 SLV |
| Retirements | Delta 2000 Mu-3C Scout D-1 |
| Crewed flights | |
| Orbital | 2 |
| Total travellers | 4 |
The following is an outline of 1979 in spaceflight.