6.9K views · 161 reactions | On May 14, 1973, NASA launched Skylab,...

Skylab was America’s first space station and first crewed research laboratory in space. Built out of the final stage of a Saturn V rocket, astronauts aboard the station conducted 270 experiments in biomedical and life sciences, Earth observations, solar astronomy, and materials processing. The Skylab 1-G trainer used by astronauts to prepare for life aboard Skylab was so large that Space Center Houston had to be built around the trainer. 🤯 Head to the link in our bio to explore the Skylab train

Skylab was basically a flying warehouse in orbit, and that huge open volume let astronauts test how bodies move when walls aren’t in the way. It’s a reminder that future stations might feel less like tubes and more like gyms in space. Follow @spaceeves #Skylab #ISS #SpaceHistory #SpaceEve | SpaceEve