Skylab was America’s first space station and first crewed research laboratory in space. Built out of the final stage of a Saturn V rocket, astronauts aboard the station conducted 270 experiments in biomedical and life sciences, Earth observations, solar astronomy, and materials processing. The Skylab 1-G trainer used by astronauts to prepare for life aboard Skylab was so large that Space Center Houston had to be built around the trainer. 🤯 Head to the link in our bio to explore the Skylab train

This Skylab footage shows Alan Bean doing “gymnastics” in orbit. Every push sends him spinning, every tuck changes his rotation a live lesson in microgravity physics and astronaut body control. Follow @spaceeves #NASA #SkylabStation #Microgravity #spaceeves | SpaceEve