IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This collection consists of 11 color ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Today is the 40th anniversary of the launch of America's first space station, Skylab. Skylab wasn't the first space station ever (that honor ...
Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Space.com Before the International Space Station existed, before U.S. astronauts shared space on Russia's space station Mir, America's ...
Shield debris had pummeled SA-513, tearing at least one hole in the tapered interstage adapter that linked its S-II second stage with the OWS. It also apparently damaged the system for separating the ...
On May 14, 1973, watched by 25,000 rapt spectators, the last Saturn V patiently sat on Launch Pad 39A at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Atop the rocket was Skylab, the biggest, heaviest single ...
Before the International Space Station existed, before U.S. astronauts shared space on Russia's space station Mir, America's first home in Earth orbit was Skylab. The converted upper stage of a ...