skylab was built in may,1973
Because Audrey said so :)
The date the Skylab launched and entered Earth's orbit was the 14 May 1973.
The U.S., and also Russia (with occasional help from other countries, such as Japan).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylab
skylab
Skylab I was launched on 14 May 1973.
It was the first space station built by American astronauts. It was abandoned in 1974. It re-entered and burned up in Earth's atmosphere in 1979.
The skylab returned on July 11,1979
One of my projects is aboard the Skylab.
The United States launched its first space station,SKYLAB, in 1973. date today:2-2-10
The first American space station was Skylab (sometimes referred to as Skylab 1) which was made from an empty and converted Saturn V rocket case. It was launched in May 1973, and re-entered Earth's atmosphere when its orbit decayed in July 1979, long after the last crew had departed. The only other one the US has participated in is the ISS (International Space Station) which was built by the joint effort of America, Russia, China, Korea, Japan and many other countries
Skylab was intentionally deorbited and crashed in Australia on 11 July 1979.