Space research days in the space station, but this achievement was quickly overshadowed since the crew died on reentry to Earth. Salyut 1 was intentionally deorbited six months into orbit since it prematurely ran out of fuel. Skylab was the first American space station. It was 4 times larger than Salut 1. Skylab was launched in May 19, 1973. It rotated through three crews of three during its operational time. Skylab’s experiments confirmed coronal holes and were able to photograph eight solar flares. From 1986 to 2001, Russian space station Mir served as a permanent microgravity research laboratory in which crews conducted
Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer Space Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer Space Little Orbit the Astrodog and the Screechers from Outer Space () is a 1979 French animated science fiction film directed by Jean Image. It is based on the 1972 TV series "Arago X-001". The film is also known in English as Pluk in Cosmos and Pluk in the Space. Pluk, an extraterrestrial robot endowed with extraordinary strength, is stranded on Earth. He befriends the boy genius Niki, his girlfriend Babette and Niki's smart dog Jupiter. They all leave Earth in Niki's spacecraft "l'Arago X-001", searching for Pluk's ship "Le Cosmos".