Skylab

Skylab was the first space station of the United States. It was launched on May 14, 1973 on an extra Saturn V Moon rocket. It was launched without the third stage, lunar module, or command/service module because Skylab was itself an extra third stage that was turned into a space station, which is called a wet workshop. The Apollo spacecraft visited the station three times. If there was any problem, an Apollo spacecraft with Vance D. Brand and Don L. Lind could rescue the crews.

Experiments

Hurricane Ellen of 1973

Skylab did 80 experiments. Those were divided into six categories:

Life science
Solar physics and astronomy
Earth resources
Material science
Student research
Other

Skylab Media

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Von Braun's sketch of a Space Station based on conversion of a Saturn V stage, 1964
NASA's Skylab pre-flight orbital workshop overview, circa 1972
The floor grating of Skylab under construction
An early "wet workshop" version of Skylab
Jumping and flying in weightlessness

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