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Skylab was the United States' first space station, launched by NASA, occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three trios of astronaut crews: Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4. Skylab was constructed from a repurposed Saturn V third stage (the S-IVB), and took the place of the stage during launch. Operations included an orbital workshop, a solar observatory, Earth observation and hundreds of experiments. Skylab's orbit eventually decayed and it disintegrated in the atmosphere on July 11, 1979, scattering debris across the Indian Ocean and Western Austra

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Skylab was America's first space station, launched by NASA in 1973 and occupied by three rotating crews of astronauts for about six months while conducting hundreds of experiments, solar observations, and Earth studies. The station was built from a repurposed rocket stage and eventually fell back to Earth in 1979, ending its operational life.

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Space station.COSPAR_ID: 1973-027A
Space station.SATCAT: 6633
Space station.station: Skylab
Space station.station_image: Skylab (SL-4).jpg
Space station.station_image_caption: Skylab as photographed by its departing final crew (Skylab 4).
Space station.insignia: Skylab Program Patch.png
Space station.insignia_caption: Skylab program insignia
Space station.sign: Skylab
Space station.crew: 3 per mission (9 total)
Space station.launch: May 14, 1973 17:30:00 UTC ( years ago)
Space station.carrier_rocket: Saturn VAS-513
Space station.launch_pad: Kennedy LC-39A
Space station.status: Deorbited
Space station.reentry: July 11, 1979 16:37:00 UTC
Space station.mass: w/o Apollo CSM
Space station.length: w/o Apollo CSM
Space station.width: w/ one solar panel
Space station.height: w/ telescope mount

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