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Skylab fell back to Earth on 11 July 1979 and while most of it fell into the sea, quite a bit of the debris rained down on the Western Australian town of Esperance and surrounding areas. Most of the pieces were found on a 160km wide strip of land between the Perth-Adelaide highway and the Indian Pacific railway line.
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Maxineit fell on earth because back then we didn't do the extra boost they sometimes do now. The ISS now hovers around the earth and the gravitational force keeps it down like it does to the moon. But over time, it gets lower and lower. The correct altitude is 248 miles. Now its 220 and they are going to send a fuel supply to boost it up to its normal altitude. Back then they didnt do the boost therefore it fell
Skylab's orbit gradually declined over the years it was in space. It had been in orbit for six years when it made its descent on 11 July 1979, with many chunks of hot debris falling across southern Western Australia. Most of the pieces were found on a 160km wide strip of land between the Perth-Adelaide highway and the Indian Pacific railway line.
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What year was skylab launched?
Skylab I was launched on 14 May 1973.
How many tornadoes come down a year?
About 1,000 on average.
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?
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