Skylab Space

Searching for Skylab: America's Forgotten Triumph

Here’s the forgotten story of Skylab — told by the astronauts, engineers, and families who watched NASA come within inches of losing everything. Moments after its launch, America’s first space station was nearly torn apart, leaving the future of the U.S. space program hanging by a thread.
What followed was real drama, met with inventive and relentlessly solution‑focused teamwork. In the most hostile environment known to humankind, NASA’s crews built, repaired, experimented — and pushed every boundary forward — proving what’s possible when failure simply isn’t an option.
For decades, this extraordinary chapter was overshadowed by Apollo’s triumphs and the excitement of Shuttle. Yet Skylab’s true story is far more dramatic — and far more significant — than most space fans got to see until now. This film uncovers rare archival recordings and brings to light the ingenuity, courage, and quiet brilliance that kept the mission — the program — and NASA itself alive.
More than 50 years later, Skylab finally receives the recognition it deserves — in this first‑ever feature documentary, winner of 29 international film awards, showcased on the giant IMAX screen at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in the presence of the astronauts who lived this remarkable story.