Space Now History
Missions
Missions and programmes, covered for how they came to be, how they worked, and what survived — not their current status.
- Published records: 2
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Skylab
America's first space station, launched in 1973 and damaged during its own launch. Three crews lived aboard it after the first of them repaired it.
Last reviewed 2026-08-14
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Voyager 1
A spacecraft launched in 1977 to survey the outer planets, which kept going afterwards. It took the last photograph of its camera's life in 1990 and still returns data.
Last reviewed 2026-08-14