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  Skylab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skylab was launched May 14, 1973 by a two-stage version of the Saturn V booster (the SL-1 mission).
Skylab was actually the refitted S-IVB second stage of a Saturn IB booster (from the AS-212 vehicle), a leftover from the Apollo program originally intended for one of the canceled Apollo earth orbital missions.
Increased solar activity, heating the outer layers of the earth's atmosphere and thereby increasing drag on Skylab, led to an early reentry at approximately 16:37 UTC July 11, 1979.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skylab   (2072 words)

  
 Space Mission Patches - Skylab Index
During the launch phase of the Skylab Orbital Workshop the meteoroid shield was torn off by aerodynamic loads, culminating in the loss of one of the two main solar arrays, and the jamming of the other.
The Skylab 2 crew rescued the damaged Orbital Workshop by erecting a giant parasol to shade the station from the sun, and by freeing the stuck solar panel.
The Skylab 3 crew successfully carried out a 59-day mission, which included installing a replacement sun shade during a 6-1/2 hour space walk; test flight of an astronaut maneuvering unit inside the workshop (an AMU was flown during Gemini, but never tested) and numerous scientific studies.
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 BIOMEDICAL RESULTS FROM SKYLAB - Task and Work Performance on Skylab Missions 2, 3, and 4: Time and Motion Study ...
On Skylab 2 all data were photographed at six frames per second to provide reliable criteria for determining the end points of the elements comprising the task.
On Skylab 3, frame rates were reduced from six frames per second to two frames per second for some activities in order to con-serve film for an adequate sampling of data over a mission twice the duration of the first.
During Skylab missions 3 and 4 more emphasis was given to performance towards the end of the mission, to better detect performance variability, should any have occurred due to extended exposure to the Skylab environment.
lsda.jsc.nasa.gov /books/skylab/Ch16.htm   (7485 words)

  
 Skylab 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Skylab 2 or SL-2 was the first human spaceflight mission to Skylab, the first U.S. orbital space station.
Skylab 2 established a record for human spaceflight duration.
Skylab's meteorite and sunshield and one of its solar arrays had torn loose during launch, and the remaining primary solar array was jammed.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skylab_2   (488 words)

  
 Skylab 2
Skylab 2, consisting of a modified Apollo CSM payload and a Saturn IB launch vehicle, was inserted into Earth orbit approximately 10 minutes after liftoff.
Major considerations in arriving at the recommendations were that a suited landing was unacceptable, the additional risk of performing the operation unsuited was extremely low, and the crew had trained premission and in flight using the proposed timeline for an unsuited jettison of the docking ring and probe assembly.
Skylab 2 postflight medical debriefings indicated the desirability of minimizing crew exposure to recovery ship motions for both crew reconditioning and postrecovery medical evaluations.
www.friends-partners.org /partners/mwade/flights/skylab2.htm   (3943 words)

  
 Spaceflight :Skylab
Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, Skylab 3 pilot, is seen outside the Skylab space station in Earth orbit during the August 5, 1973, Skylab 3 extravehicular activity (EVA) in this photographic reproduction taken from a television transmission made by a color TV camera aboard the space station.
The Skylab space station was launched May 14, 1973, from the NASA Kennedy Space Center by a huge Saturn V launch vehicle.
The launch of Skylab 2 (the first crew to inhabit the space station) was postponed for 10 days while scientists, engineers, astronauts, and management personnel at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and elsewhere developed procedures and trained the crew to make the workshop habitable.
www.centennialofflight.gov /essay/SPACEFLIGHT/skylab/SP23.htm   (1523 words)

  
 StarChild: Skylab
Skylab was designed to allow astronauts to live and work in space for several weeks.
The launch of the first Skylab crew was delayed while engineers worked on a plan to provide some type of protective covering for the laboratory and to free the remaining solar wing.
A second Skylab crew was launched in July of 1974 and a third in November of the same year.
starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov /docs/StarChild/space_level2/skylab.html   (435 words)

  
 The Skylab Space Station
Skylab, a science and engineering laboratory, was launched into Earth orbit by a Saturn V rocket on 14 May 1973.
Circling 50 degrees north and south of the equator at an altitude of 435 km, Skylab had an orbital period of 93 minutes.
There were a plethora of UV astronomy experiments done during the Skylab lifetime, as well as detailed X-ray studies of the Sun.
heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov /docs/heasarc/missions/skylab.html   (456 words)

  
 Skylab Space Station
Skylab Space Station was assembled from Saturn V and Apollo components.
Skylab's purpose was to serve as a laborarory for scientific experiments in space until February 1974.
Skylab 2 was launched on May 25, 1973 and landed on June 22, 1973.
www.aerospaceguide.net /spacestation/skylab.html   (2253 words)

  
 Skylab
Therefore, for Skylab to use the lithium hydroxide filters, a large supply had to be carried on board Skylab or delivered with each crew, which, since keeping weight to a minimum is always a desired effect for spacecraft, was not possible.
Skylab itself had a Sun seeker mounted in the ATM that was designed to remain pointing towards the center of the Sun, giving the Skylab module a reference vector to the Sun.
Though Skylab did have thrusters, not enough fuel could be carried on board to cover all the manuveurs that were to be required during the three Skylab missions.
www.tsgc.utexas.edu /archive/characterizations/skylab.html   (6003 words)

  
 table2.47
During the launch of the Skylab OWS (Skylab 1), the meteoroid shield failed to deploy properly; as a result one of the solar panels was torn off and the second one became jammed.
The launch of Skylab 2, scheduled for the 15th, was postponed.
A design certification review was held for the revised Skylab 2 mission, during which the crew would erect a "parasol" of ultraviolet-resistant material (aluminized Mylar/nylon laminate) to protect the workshop from the heat of the sun.
history.nasa.gov /SP-4012/vol3/table2.47.htm   (3099 words)

  
 BIOMEDICAL RESULTS FROM SKYLAB - Pulmonary Function Evaluation During and Following Skylab (Sec.5,Ch.37)
Skylab metabolic analyzers (ref. 9) were used for all Skylab 2 and Skylab 3 pulmonary function studies.
Pulmonary function data for Skylab crewmen obtained in the Cardiopulmonary Laboratory at Johnson Space Center during annual astronaut physical examinations are summarized in table 37-I.
With the exception of pulmonary function data for the Skylab 2 Scientist Pilot and the Skylab 4 Pilot, table 37-I contains the means and standard deviations of data from each crewman’s three or four annual physical examinations preceding Skylab.
lsda.jsc.nasa.gov /books/skylab/Ch37.htm   (2071 words)

  
 List of Mini-auction Lots
05/15/66 Nimbus 2 VAFB RSC A EV 12.00 443.
10/01/69 ESRO 2 VAFB Sarzin PrtC EV 7.00 491.
10/15/72 NOAA 2 VAFB SVC EV 5.00 503.
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 GPN-2000-001709 - Skylab Station Viewed by Skylab 2 Command Module
A parasol solar shield was later deployed to shade this exposed area.
This picture was taken from the Skylab 2 Command/Service Module during its "fly around" inspection.
The OWS solar panel on the opposite side was completely ripped off during the Skylab 1 launch on May 14th leaving only cables and tubing.
grin.hq.nasa.gov /ABSTRACTS/GPN-2000-001709.html   (135 words)

  
 Skylab Quicklook
Skylab was the first US orbiting space station.
Vibrations caused a critical meteoroid shield to rip off taking one of the craft's two solar panels with it; a piece of the shield wrapped around the other panel keeping it from deploying.
The total dimensions of the Skylab 1 space station is approximately 84 feet long and 22 feet diameter (at widest point).
leonardo.jpl.nasa.gov /msl/QuickLooks/skylabQL.html   (221 words)

  
 Mass Measurements aboard Space Station Skylab
The orbit of Skylab was not high enough to avoid atmospheric friction, and over the years the station gradually lost altitude.
Prior to the Skylab mission it was observed that both US and Russian astronauts returning from space had lost weight, and NASA worried whether this implied some physical deterioration which could grow worse on longer flights.
To better observe the process, Skylab carried three mass-measuring devices--two small ones (experiment M074) for measuring the intake and outgo of each astronaut, and a large one (experiment M172) with an oscillating chair, designed for daily monitoring of the weight of the astronauts.
www.phy6.org /stargaze/Sskylab.htm   (858 words)

  
 Space Mission Patches - Skylab Expedition 2 Patch
The Skylab Expedition 2 patch has as its central image an adaptation of a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, inspired by the writings of the first century BCE Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio in his De Architectura libri decem (Ten Books on Architecture), the oldest and most influential work on the subject.
The wives of the Skylab II crew with the artist who drew the figure for the "wives" patch.
While this is a bit of a liberty with a classic image, it does address two modern concerns: the spacesuited figure is androgynous to reflect that female astronauts perform EVAs as well as male astronauts; and it presumably cushions delicate sensibilities from abuse.
www.genedorr.com /patches/Skylab/Sk03.html   (770 words)

  
 Skylab   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Skylab, the first US space station, was launched into orbit on May 14, 1973 as part of the Apollo program.
When Skylab was launched it lost a solar panel and part of its external shielding.
Skylab astronauts had to rig a "golden umbrella" to keep their habitat comfortable.
science.nasa.gov /ssl/pad/solar/skylab.htm   (388 words)

  
 Untitled
04/20/73 Anik 2 KSC RSC A EV 5.00 709.
07/01/74 Skylab Mali SC#C220-1 PrtC EV 18.00 879.
05/25/73 Skylab 2 lau KSC Conrad,(WeitzandKerwin AUTOP)PrtC EV 30.00 1109.
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 Apollo Skylab 2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Apollo Skylab 2 command module on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida.
Skylab 2 was the first manned flight to Skylab, with Skylab 1 being the launch of the huge space station.
Skylab was damaged on lift-off, and this mission was essentially a rescue mission that featured extensive space walks and improvised hardware solutions.
www.visi.com /~jweeks/spacecraft/apollosl2.html   (115 words)

  
 The catecholamine response to spaceflight: role of diet and gender -- Stein and Wade 281 (3): 500 -- AJP - ...
Tables 1 and 2 summarize the anthropometric and dietary data for the SLS1/2 and LMS shuttle missions (42, 43).
Comparison of energy intake during the first 2 wk of spaceflight for the 3 Skylab [Skylab 2, 28, Skylab 3, 56, and Skylab 4, 84 days, (46), the SLS1/2 (41)] and the LMS missions (43).
As with SLS1/2 and LMS, norepinephrine excretion on Skylab
ajpendo.physiology.org /cgi/content/full/281/3/E500   (3980 words)

  
 Lovaura.com Space Memorabilia - Skylab Space Station.
In classic 1970's style this programme covers all significant events, activities and experiments of Skylab including the implementation of a rescue mission, testing of an EVA maneuvering unit, living aboard Skylab, Christmas in Space and a final conclusion of Skylab, her missions, inhabitants and discoveries.
Includes launch of Skylab, design and testing of thermal shield parasol, crew training, launch, observations, docking, deployment of parasol, inflight experiment, activities and astronomical observations, deployment of jammed solar wing, floating weightless round Skylab, undocking, re-entry, splashdown and recovery.
Official Skylab cover issued to commemorate the splashdown of Skylab 3 on the 8th February 1974.
www.lovaura.com /skylab.htm   (995 words)

  
 Space Hardware
Skylab 2 - On May 25, 1973, the Skylab 2 mission was initiated with three astronauts launching in the Saturn IB rocket.
Skylab 4 - The Skylab 4 mission was initiated with the launch of three astronauts in the Saturn IB rocket.
Skylab 4 was launched on November 16, 1973 and landed on February 8, 1974, making this mission a 84 days, 1 hour and 16 minutes in length, thus marking the longest mission in history for NASA.
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 [24.0] End Of An Era
The Moon flights were followed by the "Skylab" space station, which was based on Apollo technology, and a rendezvous between a Soyuz and Apollo capsule as an exercise in superpower detente.
The station itself, "Skylab 1", was launched from Cape Canaveral on 14 May 1973, in the very last flight of the Saturn V booster.
The "Skylab 2" crew mission was launched on a Saturn IB on 25 May, 11 days after the launch of the station.
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 Skylab Space Station Images
The Skylab space station during a Skylab 2 mission flyby
The Skylab 3 SIV-B second stage of the Saturn 1B rocket viewed from the Apollo Command/Service Module.
The interior of the Skylab station with the Skylab 4 crew
heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov /docs/heasarc/missions/images/skylab_images.html   (134 words)

  
 MSFC-01331 - H-Alpha #2 Telescope - Skylab Apollo Telescope Mount   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
This chart describes the Hydrogen-Alpha (H-Alpha) #2 Telescope, one of eight major solar study facilities on the Skylab Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM).
There were two H-Alpha telescopes on the ATM that were used primarily to point the ATM and keep a continuous photographic record during solar observation periods.
Both telescopes gave the Skylab astronauts a real-time picture of the Sun in the red light of the H-Alpha spectrum through a closed-circuit television.
mix.msfc.nasa.gov /ABSTRACTS/MSFC-0101910.html   (143 words)

  
 Manned Space Chronology: Skylab 2
These anomalies were the result of a problem that the OWS encountered as it was launched during the unmanned Skylab 1 mission.
There was some speculation about the actual condition of the OWS until the very time it was actually approached by the Skylab 2 crew.
On MD-28, the Skylab 2 crew boarded the CSM for a return trip to Earth, briefly establishing a manned space flight endurance record.
www.spaceline.org /flightchron/skylab2.html   (686 words)

  
 Skylab Station   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Skylab was maneuvered so its Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) solar panels faced the Sun to provide as much electricity as possible.
Because of the loss of the meteoroid shield, however, this positioning caused workshop temperatures to rise to 52 degrees Celsius (126 degrees F).
The launch of Skylab 2 was postponed while NASA engineers, in an intensive 10-day period, developed procedures and trained the crew to make the workshop habitable.
science.ksc.nasa.gov /history/skylab/skylab-1.html   (147 words)

  
 Russian Space Dogs
They were accompanied by a grey rabbit, 40 mice, 2 rats, flies and a number of plants and fungi.
Due to a navigation error their spacecraft disintegrated during re-entry on December 2 and all were killed.
This record breaking duration spaceflight was not surpassed by humans until Skylab 2 in 1974 and still stands as the longest space flight by dogs.
www.yourdogs.info /articles/russian_space_dogs.htm   (995 words)

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