Skylab program
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The Skylab program was NASA’s first space station initiative, focused on long-duration human spaceflight and scientific research in Earth orbit during the 1970s.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skylab program canonical | 30 |
| Skylab | 6 |
| Skylab space station | 2 |
| Skylab missions | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space program
ⓘ
space station program ⓘ |
| apogee | about 435 km ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewNationality | American ⓘ |
| crewVehicle |
Apollo command and service module
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Command and Service Module
|
| endTime | late 1970s ⓘ |
| era |
Space Race
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War space race
|
| firstCrewLaunchDate | 1973-05-25 ⓘ |
| focus |
long-duration human spaceflight
ⓘ
scientific research in Earth orbit ⓘ |
| inclination | about 50 degrees ⓘ |
| lastCrewReturnDate | 1974-02-08 ⓘ |
| launchVehicleUsed |
Saturn I
ⓘ
surface form:
Saturn IB
Saturn V ⓘ |
| mainSpaceStation |
Skylab program
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Skylab
|
| notableAchievement |
first American space station
ⓘ
record-breaking mission durations for the 1970s ⓘ |
| notableMission |
Skylab 1
ⓘ
Skylab 2 ⓘ Skylab 3 ⓘ Skylab 4 ⓘ |
| objective |
conduct Earth resources observations
ⓘ
conduct solar astronomy ⓘ demonstrate long-duration human presence in space ⓘ study effects of weightlessness on humans ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| perigee | about 430 km ⓘ |
| predecessor | Apollo program ⓘ |
| primaryOrbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Apollo–Soyuz Test Project ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
Earth observation
ⓘ
biomedical research ⓘ microgravity research ⓘ solar physics ⓘ |
| scientificInstrument |
Apollo Telescope Mount
ⓘ
Earth Resources Experiment Package ⓘ Multiple Docking Adapter experiments ⓘ |
| spaceAgency |
NASA
ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
| spaceStationLaunchDate | 1973-05-14 ⓘ |
| spaceStationReentryDate | 1979-07-11 ⓘ |
| spaceStationReentryLocation |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean and Western Australia
|
| startTime | early 1970s ⓘ |
| successor |
International Space Station program
ⓘ
NASA Space Shuttle program ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| totalCrewedMissions | 3 ⓘ |
| totalCrewMembers | 9 ⓘ |
| usedHardwareFrom | Apollo program surplus hardware ⓘ |
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Skylab
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Skylab missions
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Skylab
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Skylab
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Skylab
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Skylab space station
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Skylab
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Skylab
subject surface form:
Launch Pad 39A
subject surface form:
Launch Pad 39B
subject surface form:
Vehicle Assembly Building
this entity surface form:
Skylab space station