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Skylab, an American space station, orbited from 1973-1979
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Is the skylab the space station?
Skylab was a space station that orbited the Earth from 1973 to 1979. It is not the same as the International Space Station which is currently in operation.
How long does skylab take to circumnavigate the earth?
Skylab orbited the earth from 1971 to 1979. It orbited the Earth 2,476 times during its 171 days and 13 hours that it was occupied from 1973 to 1974. This calculates to roughly 14.4 orbits per day, or 1hour 40minutes per orbit. Skylab included several different missions, both manned and unmanned.
What is facts about skylabs?
The Skylab was the first space station operated by NASA and owned by the United States. The space-shift is estimated weight about 77,088 kg and with the height of 24.3 feet, ItÕs orbited the earth from 1973 to 1979.
What astronauts orbited space?
Nobody has orbited space but some have orbited the earth and the moon.
How old was john glenn when he orbited the earth in 1962?
40 (his birthday was in July but he orbited the earth in February)
Which animal first orbited the moon?
No animal has orbited the moon other than man. Dogs and monkeys have orbited the earth.
What would happen if the earth orbited the sun exactly the same way as the moon orbited the earth?
allways one half of earth only will get sunlight
Earth is orbited by a large what?
moon
Who orbited the earth in 1962?
John Glenn
What is the name of two other space stations that have orbited earth in the past?
what is the name of the other two space shutles that have orbited earth? name both or and tell me how and why they did it.
How old was john glenn when he orbited earth?
40
How long did Yuri Gagarin orbit the earth?
He orbited earth for 108 minutes.
