Skylab was America’s first space station and the inaugural crewed research laboratory in space. It was, was launched on May 14, 1973, atop the last Saturn V rocket1. Although the Soviet Union had previously orbited an experimental space station , Skylab was larger and more complex, enabling research across various domains.
Skylab’s contributions to space research paved the way for future space stations and scientific endeavors beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
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