Skylab: Timeline

1973   ''Skylab'', the United States United States

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' first space station Space station

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, is launched.

1974   After 84 days in space Outer space

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, the crew of the American space station Space station

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 Skylab returns to Earth Earth

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.

1979   NASA NASA

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's first orbiting space station Skylab begins its return to Earth Earth

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, after being in orbit for six years and two months.