Skylab B was the proposed second American space station, a backup to Skylab built under the Apollo Applications Program. McDonnell Douglas built two Skylab modules in 1970; the first was launched in 1973 and the second was put into storage while NASA considered how to use the remaining Apollo assets. NASA looked at launching the spare on Saturn V SA-515 between January 1975 and April 1976 to extend the Apollo-Soyuz mission by 56 to 90 days, and McDonnell Douglas proposed combining it with a Salyut station as an International Skylab. After Skylab itself flew in May 1973 the plan for Skylab B was cancelled for lack of funding. The spare orbital workshop, built from the S-IVB-515 stage, is now displayed at the National Air and Space Museum.
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Two Skylab modules were built in 1970 by McDonnell Douglas for the Skylab program, originally the Apollo Applications Program.
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Skylab B was a proposed second US space station similar to Skylab that was planned to be launched by NASA for different purposes, mostly involving the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project, but was canceled due to lack of funding.
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Two Skylab modules were built in 1970 by McDonnell Douglas for the Skylab program, originally the Apollo Applications Program.
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Skylab B was a proposed second US space station similar to Skylab that was planned to be launched by NASA for different purposes, mostly involving the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, but was canceled due to lack of funding.
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However, after the first Skylab was launched in May 1973, the plan for the Skylab B was canceled
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Two Skylab modules were built in 1970 by McDonnell Douglas for the Skylab program, originally the Apollo Applications Program.
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Skylab B was a proposed second US space station similar to Skylab that was planned to be launched by NASA for different purposes, mostly involving the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, but was canceled due to lack of funding.
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