<description>&lt;p&gt;In 1979, the world watched as NASA&amp;rsquo;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 &amp;mdash; and the teenager who became an improbable hero.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;*&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;On the &lt;strong&gt;Very Special Episodes &lt;/strong&gt;podcast, Dana Schwartz and Zaron Burnett tell one incredible story each week. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Today's episode is a production of iHeartPodcasts and School of Humans.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Stealing Superman

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Very Special Episodes: Skylab Is Falling

DEC 10, 202547 MIN
Stealing Superman

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.

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On the Very Special Episodes podcast, Dana Schwartz and Zaron Burnett tell one incredible story each week. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Today's episode is a production of iHeartPodcasts and School of Humans. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.