On Feb. 8, 1974, the last crew of the Skylab space station returned to Earth. Skylab was the first and only American space ...
In the 1970s, America’s first space station allowed three crews of astronauts to conduct hundreds of experiments. Skylab, however, is mostly remembered for the frenzy surrounding its return to Earth ...
NASA is now targeting March 2026 for Artemis II — the first crewed lunar mission since 1972. It will set the stage for ...
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NASA’s most misunderstood spaceflight, how Skylab 4 became the legend of a mutiny in orbit
In 1973, headlines claimed NASA astronauts went on strike aboard Skylab, the first American space station. The truth was messier and more human, a breakdown in communication, crushing schedules, and a ...
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The Skylab strike that never was, how stress, micromanagement, and silence sparked a space legend
In 1973, reports claimed that the crew of Skylab 4 staged the first strike in space, refusing orders from Earth. This is the deeper story of exhaustion, miscommunication, and micromanagement that ...
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