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Skylab in orbit above Earth at the end of its mission, 1974. Creator: NASASkylab in orbit above Earth at the end of its mission, 1974. The Skylab space station, first launched in May 1973, and was occupied in succession by three teams of three crewmembers
Solar eruption, 10 June 10 1973. Creator: NASASolar eruption, 10 June 10 1973. Spectroheliogram obtained by Skylab 2. Solar flares are giant explosions on the Sun that send energy, light and high speed particles into space
Model of the torus colony, c1970s. Creator: NASAModel of the torus colony, c1970s. Proposed NASA design of the Stanford torus colony, a space habitat capable of housing 10, 000 to 140, 000 permanent residents
STS 106 Atlantis landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 2000. Creator: NASASTS 106 Atlantis landing at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 2000. Upon touchdown on Runway 15 of the Shuttle Landing Facility, Atlantiss drag chute opens to help slow the vehicle
Inflatable Station Concept, 1961. Creator: NASAInflatable Station Concept, 1961. Unlike many other early space station concepts, this design actually made it out of the concept phase and into production, though no models were ever flown
Discovery seen from Mir, 1998. Creator: NASADiscovery seen from Mir, 1998. Rendezvous and approach of the Orbiter Discovery to the Mir Russian Space Station. Visible in the payload bay is the Spacehab module and Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer
Orbit and Launch Facility Concept. Creator: NASAOrbit and Launch Facility Concept. Artists impression of an orbit and launch facility which was to use a nuclear SNAP-II nuclear power supply on the end of the long telescoping boom
Proposed USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory, 1960. Creator: NASAProposed USAF Manned Orbiting Laboratory, 1960. Concept image of the United States Air Forces proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL)
Noordungs Three-Unit Space Station Concept, 1929. Creator: NASANoordungs Three-Unit Space Station Concept, 1929. Depiction of a three-unit space station as seen from a space ship. Hermann Potocnik (1892-1929), also known as Herman Noordung
Artists Conception of Space Station Freedom, 1991. Creator: Alan ChincharArtists Conception of Space Station Freedom, 1991. Alan Chinchars rendition of the Space Station Freedom in orbit. The painting depicts the completed space station
Skylab Concept by George Mueller, 1966. Creator: George E. MuellerSkylab Concept by George Mueller, 1966. Sketch of Skylab, as drawn by George E. Mueller, NASA associate administrator for Manned Space Flight
2001: A Space Odyssey Space Station, 1968. Creator: NASA2001:A Space Odyssey Space Station, 1968. This the classic space station image from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, directed by Stanley Kubrick in 1968
Noordungs Space Station Habitat Wheel, 1929. Creator: NASANoordungs Space Station Habitat Wheel, 1929. Depiction of a space station habitat wheel. Hermann Potocnik (1892-1929), also known as Herman Noordung
Spider Space Station Concept, 1977. Creator: NASASpider Space Station Concept, 1977. Concept drawing of a space station designed to use Space Shuttle hardware. A solar array was to be unwound from the exhausted main fuel tank
Atlantis Docked to Mir, 1995. Creator: NASAAtlantis Docked to Mir, 1995. This view of the Space Shuttle Atlantis still connected to Russias Mir Space Station was photographed by the Mir-19 crew on July 4, 1995. Cosmonauts Anatoliy Y
International Space Station, March 2009. Backlit view of the ISS with solar array
Artificial Gravity Space Station, 1969. Creator: NASAArtificial Gravity Space Station, 1969. The station was to rotate on its central axis to produce artificial gravity. The majority of early space station concepts created artificial gravity one way or
Three-Radial-Module Space Station Concept, 1960. Creator: NASAThree-Radial-Module Space Station Concept, 1960. This three-radial-module space station concept was intended to utilize Apollo hardware to deploy the station and to transfer crews to and from orbit
Roof Space Station Concept, 1984. Creator: NASARoof Space Station Concept, 1984. Johnson Space Center " roof" concept for a space station. The " roof" was covered with solar array cells
Assembly, Cable Cutter, Skylab. Creator: A. B. Chance CompanyWhen Skylab was launched in May 1973, one of the solar arrays ripped off during launch and the other became jammed under a metal strap
Command Module, Skylab 4, 1973. Creator: North American RockwellThis is the Skylab 4 Command Module, which served as the crew cabin for going to and from Skylab, the first U.S. space station
Force Measuring Unit, Skylab, 1973. Creators: Martin Marietta, NASAThis device was part of the Crew/Vehicle Disturbance experiment flown aboard the Skylab space station launched by the United States in 1973
Space Shuttle and space station above Earth, artists impression. Creator: NASASpace Shuttle and space station above Earth, artists impression
Kerwin examining Conrad on Skylab 2, 1973. Creator: NASAKerwin examining Conrad on Skylab 2, 1973. Skylab 2 commander Pete Conrad undergoes a dental examination by medical officer Joseph Kerwin in zero gravity
The Sun viewed with the Skylab 3 Apollo Telescope Mount, 1973. Creator: NASAThe Sun viewed with the Skylab 3 Apollo Telescope Mount, 1973. The Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) on Skylab was Americas first full-scale, manned astronomical observatory in space
Missing solar array on Skylab 2, 1973. Creator: NASAMissing solar array on Skylab 2, 1973. In the first repair spacewalk, Commander Pete Conrad and medical officer Joseph Kerwin managed to restore functionality to a solar wing
Skylab Space Station cluster seen from Command Module 3, 1973. Creator: NASASkylab Space Station cluster seen from Command Module 3, 1973. The Skylab space station first launched in May 1973, and was occupied in succession by three teams of three crewmembers
Last view of Skylab, 1974. Creator: NASALast view of Skylab, 1974. The Skylab space station first launched in May 1973, and was occupied in succession by three teams of three crewmembers
Conrad in shower facility aboard Skylab 2, 1973. Creator: NASAConrad in shower facility aboard Skylab 2, 1973. Skylab 2 commander Pete Conrad takes a shower in zero gravity. The Skylab space station, first launched in May 1973
Skylab orbiting the Earth, 1970s. Creator: NASASkylab orbiting the Earth, 1970s. Launched in May 1973, Skylab was Americas first experimental space station. It contained solar arrays, an observatory, laboratory, workshop and other systems
Inside a futuristic space station, c1970s. Artist: NASAInside a futuristic space station, c1970s
The launch of Skylab 2, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1973. Artist: NASAThe launch of Skylab 2, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1973
Sunspots and solar prominences, 1973. Image from Skylabs solar telescope. Sunspots are relatively cool areas on the Suns surface, the photosphere
X-ray image of sun, Skylab, 1970s. This image shows a coronal hole. Skylab was launched on 14 May 1973 and was Americas first manned orbiting space station
False colour photograph of the sun and the moon, c1970s. Taken from the Skylab space station. Skylab was launched on 14 May 1973 and was Americas first manned orbiting space station
Large solar prominence in extreme ultraviolet light, 1973. This picture taken by Skylab 4 on 19 Dec 1973, shows one of the most spectacular solar flares ever recorded
False colour image of a solar flare from Skylab, 1973. Skylab, Americas first space station launched on 14 May 1973, carried many scientific experiments