Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Feb. 8, 1974, the last crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth. Skylab was the first and only American space station ...

Former astronaut Gerald Carr, who commanded the last Skylab mission, passed away Aug. 26, 2020 in Albany, NY. “NASA and the nation have lost a pioneer of long duration spaceflight,” said NASA ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. May 25 (UPI) Fifty years ago, on May 25, 1973, three NASA astronauts were launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to spend a month aboard Skylab, America's first space ...

The recent anniversaries of the Apollo moon missions loomed large, but another milestone achieved half a century ago also deserves attention: On May 14, 1973, the United States launched Skylab, its ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Valerie Neal, National Air and Space Museum Space History Department Chair, talks about the creation, design and purpose of Skylab. Valerie Neal, ...

Parked in low Earth orbit and traveling around our planet at 16,000 miles per hour (25,750 kilometers per hour), Skylab allowed for detailed observations of the Earth and Sun, acted as a medical lab, ...

NASA's Skylab paved the way for operations in low-Earth orbit 50 years ago this week. The first space station was touted as a "bold concept," and led the way for the International Space Station (ISS) ...

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Space.com NASA's first manned outpost in deep space may be a repurposed rocket part, just like the agency's first-ever astronaut abode ...

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On Feb. 8, 1974, the last crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth. Skylab was the first and only American space station, and it supported three crewed missions. The third and final mission ...