Skylab, America’s First Space Station, Launched 40 Years Ago Today
Before there was the International Space Station, there was Skylab, America’s first long-term research base in space. It launched 40 years ago today, on May 14, 1973, soaring into the sky on the last of the Apollo-era Saturn V rockets. Skylab orbited the Earth until 1979, and welcomed three manned missions of three crew members…
