\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH SITE: \<COLOUR 0> Kennedy Space Center, Florida
\<COLOUR 1> LAUNCH VEHICLE: \<COLOUR 0> Saturn V
\<COLOUR 1> ORBIT: \<COLOUR 0> 435 km high
\<COLOUR 1> SIZE: \<COLOUR 0> Length - 36 metres (with Apollo CSM) Maximum diameter - 6.6 metres Weight - 90 tonnes (with Apollo CSM)
\<COLOUR 1> MAIN MODULES: \<COLOUR 0> Orbital workshop (OWS); airlock module (AM); multiple docking adapter (MDA); Apollo telescope mount (ATM)
\<COLOUR 1> CREW FERRY: \<COLOUR 0> Apollo CSM (command and service modules)
\<COLOUR 1> COUNTRY: \<COLOUR 0> USA
\<COLOUR 1> COMMENTS: \<COLOUR 0> The first and as yet only US space station, put together from surplus Apollo hardware; following a near-disastrous launch, Skylab proved a triumphant success, its three crews smashing all previous space- duration records.