Archive for May 14th, 2011

SPACE STATION LAUNCHED ON THIS DATE IN 1973

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Skylab One, the first U.S. manned space station, was launched into orbit around Earth by a Saturn V booster rocket (shown below).

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Liftoff of the Saturn V rocket with Skylab One aboard.

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