On Feb. 8, 1974, the last crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth. More space history 👉 https://trib.al/KTvAIwj Skylab was the first and only American space station, and it supported three crewed missions. The third and final mission lasted 84 days. During their time inside the orbiting workshop, the three-person crew observed the sun, watched a comet fly by, and participated in several medical studies. The crew also performed the first-ever strike in space by cutting off communicati

Skylab was America’s first space station and first crewed research laboratory in space. Built out of the final stage of a Saturn V rocket, astronauts aboard the station conducted 270 experiments in biomedical and life sciences, Earth observations, solar astronomy, and materials processing. The Skylab 1-G trainer used by astronauts to prepare for life aboard Skylab was so large that Space Center Houston had to be built around the trainer. 🤯 Head to the link in our bio to explore the Skylab train

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