1973 saw the launch of the first American Space station known as
Skylab
Skylab was the United States' first space station, launched by NASA, occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three trios of astronaut crews: Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4. Skylab was constructe ...
on a
Saturn V
The Saturn V is a retired American super heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by NASA under the Apollo program for human exploration of the Moon. The rocket was human-rated, had multistage rocket, three stages, and was powered by liquid-propel ...
rocket.
Launches
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Deep Space Rendezvous
EVAs
References
Footnotes
{{Orbital launches in 1973
Spaceflight by year