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Date (GMT)	Spacecraft	Event	Remarks
5 March	Voyager 1	Flyby of Jupiter	Closest approach:
9 July	Voyager 2	Flyby of Jupiter	Closest approach:
1 September	Pioneer 11	Flyby of Saturn	Closest approach:

Start Date/Time	Duration	End Time	Spacecraft	Crew	Remarks
15 August 14:16	1 hour	15:39	Salyut 6 PE-3	Valery Ryumin	Removed the KRT-10 antenna that had failed to separate from Salyut and had fouled the aft docking port target. After disposing of the antenna, Ryumin collected samples of damaged insulation and a retrieved a micrometeroid detector.^[1]