Skylab and Mir

by ~ Tori Wishon

Skylab

Skylab

Skylab was a space station launched and operated by NASA and was the United States first space station. Skylab orbited earth from 1973 to 1979. The launch date was may 14 1979. When the Skylab was launched it lost a solar panel and part of its external shielding.
Mir

Mir

Mir stayed in orbit for 15 years. It was traveling at the average speed of 17,885 mph. Mir entered earths atmosphere on Friday march 23, 2001 at 9 a.m. Moscow time..

Skylab's accident

On July 11, 1979, the world watched as Skylab, America’s first manned space station, hurtled toward Earth.The space station known as Skylab was designed as an orbiting workshop for research on scientific matters. In June 1979, as the crash approached.

expert Questions

1. Why was Skylab and Mir important to the space exploration?

-Skylab was important because it was the first space station in earths orbit.

-Mir was important because it helped people study space from a space craft.


2. What is the purpose of Skylab and Mir?

-Skylab can be a living space for people.

-Mir can help people study space.