NASA is responsible for the Skylab planet station.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA [ ˈnæsə ] ) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program , as well as aeronautics and aerospace research . Since that time , most US space exploration efforts have been led by NASA , including the Apollo Moon landing missions , the Skylab space station , and later the Space Shuttle .