The film documents the Skylab mission, focusing on the challenges faced during the first crewed mission to the space station. After an unsuccessful initial launch and significant technical ...

Skylab IV splashed down on this day in 1974, ending the last mission to America’s first space station. They were glad to get home. The crew of Skylab IV — William Pogue, Gerald Carr and Edward Gibson ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Feb. 8, 1974, the last crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth. Skylab was the first and only American space station ...

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 ...

On March 14th, 1973, a Saturn V rocket launched into space with an important mission: putting Skylab, the first US space station, into orbit. The station had an inauspicious start: during liftoff, ...

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Click to open image viewer. This artist's proof medal commemorates the first crew to live and work aboard Skylab, a U.S. space station launched into earth orbit on May 14, 1973. Commander Charles ...