| Astronaut William Pogue thought he had seen it from Skylab but discovered he was actually looking at the Grand Canal of China near Beijing. |
| But, like Nasa's first Skylab station, it will prove beyond doubt that China can maintain a relatively cost-effective, efficient presence in space. |
| The SkyLab factory is based in Koh Si Chang, that small island 40 minutes by ferry boat from the Eastern Seaboard's Sriracha port. |
| City governments passed tongue-in-cheek ordinances prohibiting Skylab from entering the municipal limits, or inviting it into the town, depending on the mood they were in. |
| Damaged on lift-off, Skylab was left in orbit until its orbit decayed. |
| After a record 84 days in orbit, the crew of the spacecraft Skylab 4 return to Earth. |
