Despite a rocky start, NASA’s Skylab 4 mission was considered a success and completed on February 8, 1974, when the three-man crew returned safely to Earth. Although named “Skylab 4,” this was the ...

Skylab astronauts Dr. Ed Gibson and U.S. Marine Col. (Ret.) Jack Lousma will be in Huntsville for the premiere. Gibson flew aboard Skylab 4, and Lousma was Skylab 2’s pilot. Both are featured in ...

The Skylab 4 command module is moved out of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. for transport to the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia in 2019.

NASA astronaut Gerald “Jerry” Carr, who was capcom for both the Apollo 8 and Apollo 12 missions and launched into space himself as commander of the Skylab 4 mission has died at the age of 88.

Skylab 4 was the fourth Skylab mission and placed the third crew on board, consisting of Gerald Carr, commander, Edward Gibson, science pilot and William Pogue, pilot (pictured below in this order ...

It's been almost half a century since the three astronauts on board the Skylab 4 space mission famously fell out with mission control. Soon afterwards, reports began to circulate that they went on ...

In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, an overhead view of the Skylab Orbital Workshop in Earth orbit as photographed from the Skylab 4 Command and Service Modules (CSM) during the ...

America's first space station turns 40 today, Angeline Jolie reveals that she has undergone a double mastectomy and Google releases a video exploring the potential for Glass.

August 19, 1966: The details may be lacking, but all the major components of this concept sketch made it into the creation of Skylab, NASA’s first space station. 1966: Concept sketch of Skylab ...

Skylab 4 was the final mission and as a result it had a long list of tasks to fulfil. The 84-day mission - the longest ever at that point - was on a tight schedule.

It's been almost half a century since the three astronauts on board the Skylab 4 space mission famously fell out with mission control. Soon afterwards, reports began to circulate that they went on ...