Skylab 1
Skylab 1 was the uncrewed mission that launched NASA's Skylab orbital workshop, America's first space station, from Kennedy Space Center on the final Saturn V flight. Launch damage removed the micrometeoroid and thermal shield, tore away one workshop solar wing, and jammed the other; the Skylab 2 crew's repairs made three crewed expeditions and the station's research program possible. The uncrewed station remained in orbit until July 1979.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SL-1Skylab 1/Saturn VSkylab Orbital Workshop LaunchSaturn Workshop 1SWS-1
- Name
- Skylab 1
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Skylab 1 was the uncrewed mission that launched NASA's Skylab orbital workshop, America's first space station, from Kennedy Space Center on the final Saturn V flight. Launch damage removed the micrometeoroid and thermal shield, tore away one workshop solar wing, and jammed the other; the Skylab 2 crew's repairs made three crewed expeditions and the station's research program possible. The uncrewed station remained in orbit until July 1979.
- End Date
- 1979-07-11
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successful with major launch damage. Saturn V SA-513 placed Skylab in its planned orbit, but the station lost its micrometeoroid/thermal shield and one solar wing while the other was jammed. The first crew restored thermal control and electrical power, enabling all three crewed expeditions and nearly 300 experiments. Skylab reentered on July 11, 1979 after 34,981 orbits.
- Program
- Skylab
- Start Date
- 1973-05-14
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Links
- Official Url
- https://www.nasa.gov/mission/skylab/
- Wikipedia Url
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skylab_1
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- Creation Time
- April 26, 2026 at 15:52:15 UTC
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- Updated Time
- July 22, 2026 at 18:24:14 UTC
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