Skylab Missions
By: Jenny Vu
The purpose of the Skylab Missions is prove that people can live and work in space for a long time and to learn more about solar astronomy.
Skylab 1
The rocket they used was the Saturn V and it launched on May 14th, 1973. There was a problem with the rocket, the meteor shield fell off the rocket.
Mission to Skylab - July 1973
Skylab 2
The rocket launched on May 25, 1973. The astronauts stayed in space for over a 600 hours. The rocket landed on June 22, 1973.
Skylab 3
It was launched on July 28, 1973. It landed on September 25, 1973,
Skylab 4
It launched on November 16, 1973. It landed on February 8, 1974. It was in space for 84 days.