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NASA launches Skylab, the United States' first space station

NASA launched Skylab aboard a Saturn V from Kennedy Space Center, placing the first U.S. space station into orbit during the Nixon administration.

NASA launches Skylab, the United States' first space station

Skylab represented a major milestone in U.S. space exploration and science during Nixon's presidency, enabling extended human research in orbit and sustaining American leadership in spaceflight.

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