National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSaturn VLaunch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Saturn V | Skylab 1
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 121st launch · 1st this year · humanity's 1,450th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 14, 17:30 – May 14, 17:30 UTC
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Skylab 1
Skylab 1 was the uncrewed launch of NASA's Skylab space station, built from a converted Saturn V third stage with the Apollo Telescope Mount solar observatory, on the last Saturn V flight. The micrometeoroid shield tore away during ascent, taking one solar array and jamming the other, and the first crew had to repair the station before it could be used.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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- Apollo Skylab 1 Launch May 14, 1973.mp4 — RogerRollDiscovery NASA
Pad — Launch Complex 39A
Local pad time: May 14, 1:30 PM EDT
223 launches from this pad · 282 from Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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