On May 14, 1973, the final Saturn V rocket lifted off to deploy Skylab, America’s first space station. Despite a troubled start to its life, Skylab pioneered long-duration spaceflight ...
This isn’t the set-up for a sci-fi movie. It actually happened, in 1979. Skylab was the first US space station. It was launched on May 14, 1973, and there were problems from the get-go.