1973 saw the launch of the first American Space station known as
Skylab
Skylab was the first United States space station, launched by NASA, occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three separate three-astronaut crews: Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4. Major operations ...
on a Saturn rocket.
Launches
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Deep Space Rendezvous
EVAs
References
Footnotes
{{Orbital launches in 1973
Spaceflight by year