Thursday is the 40th anniversary of Skylab falling back to Earth. While most people know it as America’s first manned space station, its influence extends much further. Skylab launched May 14, 1973 ...

Before the International Space Station and before the space shuttle, but after the last astronauts walked on the moon, nine Americans took the first steps to establishing a U.S. foothold in Earth ...

On 28 July 1973, the Skylab 3 crew of Alan Bean, Jack Lousma, and Owen Garriott lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, bound for the Skylab Orbital Workshop in Earth orbit.

In the 1970s, America’s first space station allowed three crews of astronauts to conduct hundreds of experiments. Skylab, however, is mostly remembered for the frenzy surrounding its return to Earth ...

Ten-year-old Dwight Steven-Boniecki cowered in his bed in Sydney’s Hills District, praying he’d be alive next morning. It was the night of July 11-12, 1979 and the self-confessed “space nut” knew the ...

What happens when a space station falls out of the sky? The world got a preview back in 1979 with the end of Skylab, the United States' first space station. NASA had placed Skylab into Earth orbit six ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Space.com Before the International Space Station existed, before U.S. astronauts shared space on Russia's space station Mir, America's ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. After the final Apollo moon landing, NASA repurposed surplus Apollo and Saturn V rocket hardware ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Today is the 40th anniversary of the launch of America's first space station, Skylab. Skylab wasn't the first space station ever (that honor ...

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Life on the International Space Station is luxurious. Its living accommodation is spacious, with two bathrooms, two toilets and a gym. There’s also Wi-Fi, DVDs, musical instruments, even fresh fruit ...