What is the name of the first US Space Station?
Answer
Correct Answer : c ) Skylab
Explanation :Sklyab was the first space station of USA which was launched into Earth orbit on 14 May 1973. Three successive crews of visiting astronauts probed the adaptation of the human body to the space environment, studied the Sun in unprecedented detail and undertook Earth-resources observations.
Skylab was an outcome of the Apollo program set up by NASA in 1965 to adapt spacecraft and systems developed for the US Moon landing program and other scientific missions. It made use of Saturn V Moon rocket.
Hence, option (c) is correct.
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