The Skylab 4 Command Module, which served as the crew cabin for going to and from Skylab, was the first U.S. space station. Skylab 4, the third and last of the Skylab missions, was launched on November 16, 1973 with Command and Service Modules CSM-118. The three-person crew, Gerald P. Carr, William R. Pogue, and Edward G. Gibson, spent 84 days on orbit, landing on February 8, 1974. Created by Eric Long Date Created 08/29/2017 Source Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Keywords Apollo Program; Capsules; Human Spaceflight; Missions; Space; Space Stations; Spacecraft Rights and Restrictions CC0
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