print email comment close Skylab URL: http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/history/skylab/skylab.htm Description: Information about the four Skylab space missions in 1973 and 1974, which had the goals of proving "that humans could live and work in space for extended periods, and ... expand[ing] our knowledge of solar astronomy well beyond Earth-based observations." The Skylab station fell to earth on July 11, 1979. Includes flight and operations summaries, statistics, and links to related images and information. From NASA and the Kennedy Space Center. Publisher: NASA/KSC External Relations and Business Development Directorate Extra Keywords Apollo Library of Congress Subject Headings: Skylab Program Space sciences Space stations LII Database Information: Record 16376 created by Maria Brandt on 07/18/2005 Last modification on 07/19/2005 Published: 07/18/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/16376