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
Center for the Advancement of Science in Space the ISS or partner with the ISSNL to develop new research platforms in space. In addition, the National Lab supports approximately three-dozen privately owned technology companies that provide services to researchers on the Station. This web of researchers and technology companies work together with the staff at the ISSNL to convert terrestrial research into experiments that can be performed in low earth orbit, and to develop and validate new technologies for use on the Station. This model has served the research community well and the ISSNL fully utilizes its 50% allocation of ISS resources. Over the past five years, the