Skylab - NASA
Mar 6, 2025 · Skylab’s Goals. America’s first experimental space station, Skylab, was designed for long durations. Its objectives were twofold: To prove that humans could live and work in …
Skylab - NASA
Jun 17, 2024 · Skylab, America's first space station, provided a detailed study of our planet from the incomparable vantage of orbit. Skylab served as the greatest solar observatory of its time, …
Part I - The History of Skylab - NASA
Nov 8, 2003 · From its launch on May 14, 1973, until the return of its third and final crew on Feb. 8, 1974, the Skylab program proved that humans can live and work in outer space for …
Skylab: America’s First Space Station - NASA
May 14, 2018 · Skylab was America’s first space station and first crewed research laboratory in space. Early visions of orbiting space stations predated the Space Age and the Soviet Union …
40 Years Ago: Skylab Reenters Earth’s Atmosphere - NASA
Jul 11, 2019 · It became apparent that Skylab would reenter in mid-1979, forcing NASA to devise plans to control its entry point as much as possible by adjusting the station’s attitude to adjust …
50 Years Ago: The Launch of Skylab, America’s First Space Station
May 14, 2023 · Skylab, America’s first space station and the first crewed research laboratory in space, lifted off on May 14, 1973, on the last Saturn V rocket. Although the Soviet Union …
Remembering Skylab: America's First Space Station - NASA
Apr 26, 2013 · The Skylab crew successfully completed 56 experiments, 26 science demonstrations, 15 subsystem-detailed objectives, and 13 student investigations during their …
Skylab 2 - NASA
Jul 11, 2024 · In 1973 and 1974, NASA pushed the boundaries of long-duration human space missions with Skylab, America’s first space station. With three crews performing hundreds of …
NASA - JSC History Portal (skylab)
Skylab was a U.S. space station adapted from the third stage of a Saturn V rocket and launched into orbit in May 1973. Three successive crews of three astronauts each occupied Skylab.
Skylab: The First 40 Days - NASA+
Aug 30, 2023 · This video records the launch of unmanned Skylab-1 on May 14, 1973 and the major problems resulting from the loss of the meteoroid heat shield. Also shown is the …