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Very Special Episodes: Skylab Is Falling

DEC 10, 202547 MIN
Operation Midnight Climax

Very Special Episodes: Skylab Is Falling

DEC 10, 202547 MIN

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In 1979, the world watched as NASA’s 77-ton space station made its fiery plunge back to Earth. When Skylab broke apart over a sleepy Australian town, the falling debris set off a global media frenzy. This is the story of the night the sky actually fell — and the teenager who became an improbable hero. * On the Very Special Episodes podcast, we tell one incredible story each week. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.