Skylab 2 crew blasts off on space salvage trip 40 years ago this hour (1973)

1970s, space exploration


Video: 'Skylab - The First 40 Days (1973)' (May 25, 1973, at 6:47)

(Friday, May 25, 9:00 a.m. EDT, part of NASA’s Skylab program) — Three American astronauts rocketed from earth this morning on an unprecedented mission to salvage the crippled Skylab space station and make it their orbital home for a record 28 days.