Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Skylab was an orbiting laboratory launched by a Saturn V rocket in May 1973. Skylab was visited three times by NASA astronauts who sometimes stayed as long as two and a half months. Many scientific tests were performed on Skylab, including astronomical observations in ultraviolet and X-ray light. Skylab fell back to earth on 11 July 1979.
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