The Skylab space station crashes over Australia - July 11th, 1979
July 11, 20249m 4s
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Show Notes
On this day in 1979, the burning wreckage of America’s first space station crashed into the Indian Ocean and across Western Australia.
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This Day In HistoryOn This DaySkylabCrashWestern AustraliaAustraliaIndian OceanNASASpace StationSaturn VSaturn 5Saturn V RocketApollo MissionsMoonSpacecraftSolar ArraySolar PowerSolar Heat ShieldDamageDamagedAmerican Space StationUnited StatesSkylab 2Skylab 3Skylab 4LaunchSkylab MissionsSkylab ProgramManned MissionSoviet UnionSalyut 1OrbitLong-Term Space HabitationSpace HabitationCrewThree-Person CrewAstronautsSL-4EarthThrustersAtmospheric DrawGravitySunSolar ActivitySolar EnergyDecayDeteriorateDe-OrbitDefunctWreckageDebrisSpace JunkAtmosphereRe-EntryDisasterPredictionComplicationMysterySuccessFailureLegacyInternational Space StationISSOrbital OutpostThe Shire Of EsperanceEsperanceLittering FineLitteringFinedUS State DepartmentDJ Scott BarleyNullarbor PlainGreat Australian BightBalladoniaTourist AttractionTourismArtifactsSouvenirsJimmy Carter President CarterApologyRock GroupRock BandChristian Rock GroupChristian BandFamilyBallad Of A Balladonia NightSongAnthemAussieGlobal EventInternational NewsSkylab Protective HelmetsPop CultureScienceSpaceScience HistorySpace HistoryNASA HistoryAustralian HistoryWorld HistoryAmerican HistoryUS History