{"id":2300,"date":"2013-05-15T20:59:25","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T20:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2300"},"modified":"2013-05-15T20:59:25","modified_gmt":"2013-05-15T20:59:25","slug":"the-skylab-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2300","title":{"rendered":"The Skylab legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skylab\" target=\"_d\">Skylab<\/a>, the first US space station, was launched 40 years ago from yesterday. Here&#8217;s a NASA video about the project:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Skylab&#8217;s May 14, 1973 launch into low-Earth orbit was the nation&#8217;s first foray into significant scientific research in microgravity. The three Skylab crews proved humans could live and work effectively for long durations in space. This NASA video recounts the history of the program and showcases Skylab&#8217;s legacy as a major stepping stone to the successful construction and operation of the International Space Station and future long-duration human missions to asteroids, Mars and other destinations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JZNKVnDvQY4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skylab, the first US space station, was launched 40 years ago from yesterday. Here&#8217;s a NASA video about the project: Skylab&#8217;s May 14, 1973 launch into low-Earth orbit was the nation&#8217;s first foray into significant scientific research in microgravity. The three Skylab crews proved humans could live and work effectively for long durations in space. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2300\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Skylab legacy<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-B6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4225,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=4225","url_meta":{"origin":2300,"position":0},"title":"The Skylab story","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Space historian Roger Launius writes about the sad fate of Skylab, America's first space station: Was NASA Serious about Trying to Rescue Skylab? - Roger Launius's Blog. 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