Before the International Space Station existed, before U.S. astronauts shared space on Russia's space station Mir, America's first home in Earth orbit was Skylab. The converted upper stage of a ...

Skylab launched into space by the unmanned Saturn V rocket on May 14, 1973 from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. The space station went unmanned for over a week until Commander Charles C.

On May 14, 1973, watched by 25,000 rapt spectators, the last Saturn V patiently sat on Launch Pad 39A at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Atop the rocket was Skylab, the biggest, heaviest single ...

On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket lifted off to deploy Skylab, America’s first space station. Despite a troubled start to its life, Skylab pioneered long-duration spaceflight, and fifty years ...

1973 launch of Skylab was the first of U.S. space stations.

Space stations, big metal tubes in low-Earth orbit pressurized to roughly the same atmospheric pressure you'd find on sea level so a bunch of squishy, fragile meat sacks can conduct science ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Space.com Before the International Space Station existed, before U.S. astronauts shared space on Russia's space station Mir, America's ...

On May 14, 1973, NASA launched Skylab, the first American space station. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com]( ...

In the 1970s, America’s first space station allowed three crews of astronauts to conduct hundreds of experiments. Skylab, however, is mostly remembered for the frenzy surrounding its return to Earth ...

We talk a lot about the International Space Station around here. In fact, only a few days ago we talked about the ammonia leak from the cooling system aboard the ISS that NASA and space station crew ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. China's Tiangong-1 space station is predicted to enter Earth's atmosphere sometime during Easter ...

Before the International Space Station existed, before U.S. astronauts shared space on Russia's space station Mir, America's first home in Earth orbit was Skylab. The converted upper stage of a ...