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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.
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What year was skylab launched?
Skylab I was launched on 14 May 1973.
What is skylab?
Skylab was a space station launched and operated by NASA (the space agency of the United States) and was the U.S.'s first space station. Skylab orbited the Earth from 1973 to 1979, and included a workshop, a solar observatory, and other systems. It was inhabited by 3 different crews. The Skylab 1 crew (Pete Conrad, Paul Weitz, Joe Kerwin) was launched on May 23, 1973. They were charged with repairing the solar array panel that was damaged during launch. They also installed an umbrella on the outside of Skylab to keep the vehicle from overheating. Within days they were working on their experiments. Skylab 1 spent a total of 28 days in space. Each of the 3 Skylab crews set records for duration in space. The Skylab 2 crew (Alan Bean, Jack Lousma, Owen Garriott) launched July 28, 1973. They spent 59 1/2 days performing solar and earth studies from space. The Skylab 3 crew (Gerald Carr, Bill Pogue, Ed Gibson) launched on November 16, 1973 and spent 84 days working in Skylab. The last cew left Skylab on February 8, 1974. Skylab was destroyed when it reentered earth's atmosphere on July 11, 1979.
What years did Skylab start and end?
Skylab was launched on the14th May 1973 and re-entered Earth's atmosphere on the 11th July 1979.
What were the major mission accomplishments of Skylab 3?
cheese
What was the first American space station?
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
Who invented Skylab?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylab
What date was the Skylab built?
skylab was built in may,1973
What year was skylab launched?
Skylab I was launched on 14 May 1973.
What was the name of the US space lab launched in 1973?
skylab
Would you Use the word Skylab in a sentences?
One of my projects is aboard the Skylab.
When did the Skylab space mission return to earth?
The skylab returned on July 11,1979
How high up is Skylab?
Skylab was intentionally deorbited and crashed in Australia on 11 July 1979.
When was the Skylab Space Station launched?
The Skylab Space Station was the Untied States first space station, and was operated and launched by NASA in 1973. The Skylab Space Station stayed in Earth's orbit from 1973 to 1979.
Why was Skylab abandoned?
It wasn't intentionally abandoned. It was originally thought that the Space Shuttle would be operational before Skylab fell to earth. The Space Shuttle would then raise Skylab into a higher orbit to be used by multiple Space Shuttle crews, but an overabundance of solar flares caused Skylab to fall to earth 2 years before it normally would have. Delays in the development of the Space Shuttle spelled the demise of Skylab.
When did the skylab get launched into space?
1973
How long did America work on Skylab?
6 years. The SkyLab program began in 1973 and ended in 1979 when it plummeted into the Indian Ocean.
Is there any skylab in our present time?
Skylab was the name of a specific NASA program and mission. It fell back to Earth and burned up in the atmosphere. However, if by skylab you mean a laboratory in space, the International Space Station has three laboratories.
