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...rockets capable of keeping Skylab in space almost indefinitely were considered. The craft's ability to stay in orbit would be reinforced, if necessary, by astronauts transported up to it in a convenient space shuttle, then also on the NASA drawing boards. But under budgetary pressures both vehicles were simplified???and both developed unanticipated technical problems. So when Skylab's orbit began to slip, there was no shuttle to come to its rescue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Skylab's Fiery Fall | 7/16/1979 | See Source »

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