On July 11, 1979, the abandoned U.S. space station Skylab made a spectacular return to Earth as it burned up in the atmosphere, showering debris over the Indian Ocean and Western Australia. Space History Archives👉 https://space-com.visitlink.me/XXOXw4 The last crew left the space station in 1974. Over time, it began to deorbit, slowly sinking closer and closer to Earth. Skylab actually fell back to Earth a little sooner than NASA anticipated. Strong solar storms were blamed for this premature p

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