1979 in spaceflight

1979 in spaceflight
The Skylab space station, which decayed from orbit on 11 July
Orbital launches
First11 January
Last28 December
Total110
Catalogued106
National firsts
Orbital launch Europe
Space traveller Bulgaria
Rockets
Maiden flightsAriane 1
Scout G-1
SLV
RetirementsDelta 2000
Mu-3C
Scout D-1
Crewed flights
Orbital2
Total travellers4

The following is an outline of 1979 in spaceflight.