In December 1973, headlines claimed three astronauts had gone on strike aboard Skylab, leaving NASA powerless 270 miles below. The truth is more unsettling and more human, a pressure cooker of ...

NASA celebrates the 40th anniversary on Tiuesday of the launch of Skylab, America's first space station, but you might be surprised where this icon of U.S. human spaceflight ended up. After hosting ...

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 ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

This collection consists of the Flight Data File issued to Mission Commander Gerald P. Carr (1933 - 2020) for training during the three months prior to launch. The material consists of crew manuals, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. May 25 (UPI) Fifty years ago, on May 25, 1973, three NASA astronauts were launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to spend a month aboard Skylab, America's first space ...

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 ...

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 ...

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