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Detailed explanation-1: -Skylab was America’s first space station and first crewed research laboratory in space. Early visions of orbiting space stations predated the Space Age and the Soviet Union orbited its first experimental space station Salyut in 1971.

Detailed explanation-2: -Skylab, first U.S. space station, launched into Earth orbit on May 14, 1973. Three successive crews of visiting astronauts carried out investigations of the human body’s adaptation to the space environment, studied the Sun in unprecedented detail, and undertook pioneering Earth-resources observations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Skylab was the first United States space station, launched by NASA, occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974.

Detailed explanation-4: -Skylab, America’s first space station, is successfully launched into an orbit around the earth.

Detailed explanation-5: -On July 11, 1979, Skylab made a spectacular return to earth, breaking up in the atmosphere and showering burning debris over the Indian Ocean and Australia. HISTORY.com works with a wide range of writers and editors to create accurate and informative content.