A large satellite that stays inorbit around earth for a long period of time .Scientist can live and work there for months at a time .Most space stations are found in orbits betweem 200 and 300 miles above the earth.

What do the astronauts do in a space stations?

Experiments,mostly.Astronuts check their own physical conditions, developed new materials, testnew ways of making medicines grow different plants and animals, and observe the earth and other bodies in space for weeks or months.

   Crew members also spend time taking care of the space stations. They clean the living quaters, set up new experiments,prepare for additions to the station,and repair things that break . In their free time, they read ,make radio call home,exercise,watch movies and take photographs.

What was the first united states space station?

Skylab, sent into space on may 14, 1973. The main purpose was to see how well people could live and work in weightlessness for as long as three months. The crews also conducted many important studies of earth and the sun.

Who had the idea to study spiders in skylab?

A high school student in Massachusetts. The student suggested an experiment to find out wheather spiders could spin web in space in weightless ness.

  Two spiders, named Anita and Arabella, were carried into space.At first they had trouble making webs. But in a few days, they were back in business building strong and perfect webs. It seems spiders are like humans .They get used to being weightless, too.