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.

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Skylab program canonical 30
Skylab 6
Skylab space station 2

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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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NASA notableProgram Skylab program
Apollo program followedBy Skylab program
Saturn V usedInProgram Skylab program
Skylab program mainSpaceStation Skylab program self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Skylab
Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B notableLaunch Skylab program
this entity surface form: Skylab missions
LC-39B supportedProgram Skylab program
NASA spacecraft includes Skylab program
this entity surface form: Skylab
Apollo Telescope Mount partOf Skylab program
this entity surface form: Skylab
Apollo Telescope Mount decommissionedWith Skylab program
this entity surface form: Skylab
Apollo Telescope Mount program Skylab program
Earth Resources Experiment Package partOf Skylab program
this entity surface form: Skylab space station
NASA Skylab interior partOf Skylab program
this entity surface form: Skylab
Skylab 2 program Skylab program
S-IC usedInProgram Skylab program
J-2 usedFor Skylab program
Skylab 1 program Skylab program
Skylab 1 spaceStationProgram Skylab program
this entity surface form: Skylab
Skylab 4 program Skylab program
Skylab 3 program Skylab program
crawler-transporter usedForMission Skylab program
Launch pads 39A and 39B usedForProgram Skylab program
subject surface form: Launch Pad 39A
Launch pads 39A and 39B usedForProgram Skylab program
subject surface form: Launch Pad 39B
Crawler-Transporter 2 usedInProgram Skylab program
NASA Astronaut Group 6 program Skylab program
VAB usedDuringProgram Skylab program
subject surface form: Vehicle Assembly Building
Pete Conrad workedOn Skylab program
NASA Astronaut Group 2 relatedProgram Skylab program
Alan L. Bean participantIn Skylab program
Mobile Launcher-1 usedInProgram Skylab program
Mobile Launcher-1 associatedWith Skylab program
this entity surface form: Skylab space station