Skylab I was launched on 14 May 1973.
Skylab was launched on the14th May 1973 and re-entered Earth's atmosphere on the 11th July 1979.
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.
It was launched in the year 1944.
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
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is launched in the year 2001.
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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.
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Skylab was launched on the14th May 1973 and re-entered Earth's atmosphere on the 11th July 1979.
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Skylab was launched on the14th May 1973 and re-entered Earth's atmosphere on the 11th July 1979.
Skylab was launched on the14th May 1973 and re-entered Earth's atmosphere on the 11th July 1979.
Skylab, the United States first space station, was launched on May 14, 1973.
Skylab, the United States first space station, was launched on May 14, 1973.