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Explore history, facts, modules, and life on board Skylab.
Skylab
NASA's first orbital workshop and long-duration crewed research station.
Skylab was the United States' first space station, visited by three astronaut crews in 1973 and 1974 for solar, Earth observation, medical, and technology research.
Crewed expeditions
3
Three three-person crews lived and worked aboard Skylab.
Crewed occupancy
171 days, 13 hours
NASA reports the combined occupancy across the three crewed expeditions.
Research program
Nearly 300 experiments
Experiments covered human adaptation, solar observation, medical studies, and technology.
Timeline
Station launch
Skylab reached orbit on a Saturn V launch.
Crewed operations
Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4 crews visited the workshop.
Reentry
The station reentered after the end of crewed operations.
All values are approximate and vary with configuration.