14 May 1973 May 14, 2013 Author: Staff The United States first space station, Skylab is launched. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets." Henry Ford — Click here for more from Henry Ford Related posts: 6 October 1973 20 October 1973 17 November 1973 Categories: History Tags: 14 May, 1973