1973 saw the launch of the first American Space station known as Skylab on a Saturn V rocket.

Skylab was the United States' first space station, launched by NASA, [3] occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three trios of astronaut crews: Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4.

On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket thundered off Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to lift the Skylab space station into orbit.

On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket thundered off Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center to lift the Skylab space station into orbit. At first, all appeared to be proceeding normally, but at about 63 seconds into the mission, flight controllers in Houston observed the first signs of …

Skylab 3 (also SL-3 and SLM-2[2]) was the second crewed mission to the first American space station, Skylab. The mission began on July 28, 1973, with the launch of NASA astronauts Alan Bean, Owen Garriott, and Jack Lousma in the Apollo command and service module on the Saturn IB rocket, and lasted 59 days, 11 hours and 9 minutes. [3]

Apr 26, 2013 · Launched aboard the last of the Apollo-era Saturn V rockets on May 14, 1973, the uncrewed Skylab became America’s first space station. The station almost immediately developed technical problems due to vibrations during liftoff when a critical meteoroid shield ripped off, taking one of the craft’s two primary solar panels with it.

Facts in Brief Launch Date: 1973-05-14 Launch Vehicle: Saturn 5 Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States Mass: 90607 kg

May 12, 2008 · Skylab launched May 14, 1973, on a Saturn 5 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Fla. The project, initially dubbed the Apollo Applications Program, began in the mid-1960s, space historian...

The historic launch of America's first space station Skylab on May 14, 1973, marked a significant milestone in space exploration. This massive orbital workshop, created from a converted Saturn V rocket stage, represented NASA's bold vision to establish a permanent human presence in space.

The mission began on November 16, 1973, with the launch of Gerald P. Carr, Edward Gibson, and William R. Pogue in an Apollo command and service module on a Saturn IB rocket from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, [3] and lasted 84 days, one hour and 16 minutes.