When Was the First U.S. Space Station Skylab Launched Into Orbit and What Experiments Did Astronauts Perform?
The first U.S. version of a space station, Skylab, was launched on May 14, 1973. The astronauts on the first mission had to spend a great deal of time repairing the station, which had seriously malfunctioned from the time it took off. They were able to fix it and complete their planned experiments within 28 days. Two more missio
