#Skylab

[nasa]

Behold—the space station of the future! (…from 1973)

This artist’s concept gives a cutaway view of the Skylab orbital workshop, which launched 50 years ago on May 14, 1973. Established in 1970, the Skylab Program's goals were to enrich our scientific knowledge of Earth, the sun, the stars, and cosmic space; to study the effects of weightlessness on living organisms; to study the effects of the processing and manufacturing of materials in the absence of gravity; and to conduct Earth-resource observations.

Three crews visited Skylab and carried out 270 scientific and technical investigations in the fields of physics, astronomy, and biological sciences. They also proved that humans could live and work in outer space for extended periods of time, laying the groundwork for the International Space Station.

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#NASA #Skylab #spaceblr #space station #retrofuturism #vintage #70s aesthetic

[humanoidhistory]

A Christmas tree made from cans aboard NASA’s Skylab space station, December 1973.

#christmas #space #history #christmas tree #sculpture #science #skylab

[disease]

Life Aboard NASA’s Skylab Space Station. [1973]

#documentary photography #history #NASA #70s #outer space #spacecraft #astronaut #skylab #photography #u

[chernobog13]

The vehicles used by REAL astronauts, not some rich space tourist wearing a f*****g cowboy hat.

#American space program #Mercury #Gemini #Apollo #LEM #Skylab #astronauts

[spockvarietyhour]

Skylab-looking spaceship in Black Mirror's "Beyond the Sea"

#Black Mirror #Beyond the Sea #spaceship #skylab #scifi #science fiction #retro futuristic #blackmirroredit #tvedit #scifiedit #spaceshipedit #GIF #my gifs #Hide and Queue

[lonestarflight]

The final view of Skylab, from the departing SL-4 after 84 days in the orbiting laboratory.

"An overhead view of the Skylab space station cluster in Earth orbit as photographed from the Skylab 4 Command and Service Modules (CSM-118) during the final fly-around by the CSM before returning home. The space station is contrasted against a cloud-covered Earth.

Note: the solar shield which was deployed by the second crew of Skylab and from which a micrometeoroid shield has been missing since the cluster was launched on May 14, 1973. The OWS solar panel on the left side was also lost on the workshop's launch day."

Date: February 8, 1974

NASA ID: 7449819, 7449835, SL4-143-4707, SL4-143-4706, 7449862

#Skylab OWS #Skylab #Space Station #Skylab IV #Skylab 4 #SL-4 #SLM-3 #CSM-118 #NASA #Apollo Program #Apollo Applications Program #space #Earth #February #1974 #my post

[atomic-chronoscaph]

art by John Berkey

#john berkey #80s sci-fi art #90s sci-fi art #science-fiction #sci-fi novels #omni magazine #cover art #run to the stars #mike scott rohan #goddess #skylab #space walker #1980s #1990s

[itsfullofstars]

#IFTTT #Flickr #sf #mars #illustration #vintage #mercury #space #astronaut #nasa #1950s #skylab #scifi #lifemagazine #sciencefiction #1960s #outerspace #tomorrowland #apollo #gemini #mir #cosmonaut #vostok #thefuture #aerospace #cccp #saturnv #soyuz #worldoftomorrow #spacerace

[notpulpcovers]

1968 ... '2001' lunar surface- Robert McCall https://flic.kr/p/83vudM

#sf #2001 #mars #illustration #vintage #mercury #space #astronaut #nasa #cm #1950s #skylab #scifi #l

[krakenmare]

Food and tray at Skylab, America's first space station and the first crewed research laboratory in space (1973 - 1974)

#solar system #astronomy #krakenmare #outer space #nasa #space #thank you nasa #skylab #space station #1970s

[lonestarbattleship]

What could have been had Congress funded the booster for Skylab.

Screenshot from "For all Mankind" link

#for all mankind #Skylab #space shuttle #NASA #spoliers #alt history #space station #Space Shuttle Program #my post

[todaysdocument]

This edition of the Marshall Star from 1973, a newsletter of the George C. Marshall Space Center in Huntsville, Alabama, features an article titled “Anita, Job Done, Dies Aboard Skylab.” 

The article goes on to explain that Anita was the back-up spider in the Web Formation Experiment.  The primary spider, Arabella, was still alive at the time of the newsletter. Arabella’s current whereabouts are unknown.

Record Group 255: Records of the National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSeries: Marshall StarFile Unit: Marshall Star Volume 14

Marshall Star Vol. 14, No. 2 . NASA George C. Marshall Space Flight Center -- Huntsville, Ala. 35812 . September, 1973 Final EVA Saturday Skylab 3 Crew Prepares For Next Week's 'Splash' Skylab's second manned crew, prvoding a bonanza of scientific data to investigators on Earth. has begun preparations for splashdown and recovery scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 25. As they head into the home stretch, Astronauts Alan Bean, Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma are operating ahead of experiment timelines. Flight directors estimate they will exceed 100 percent of their planned activity in all scientific disciplines. The crew is scheduled to conduct its third and final EVA Saturday. Exposed film cannisters will be removed from the Apollo Telescope Mount's instruments for stowage inside the Command and Service Module and return to Earth. For the EVA, the crew is to awaken at 2 a.m. Hatch opening is expected about four hours later. Monday the crew becan changing the rhythm of their sleep-work cycle by arising at 4 a.m. after goint to bed two hours early. This schedule was to be followed Tuesday. Today the crew planned to arise at 2 a.m. after beginning their sleep period at 6 p.m. last night. Purpose of the new sleep-work cycle is to prepare the astronauts for splashdown day when they will be required to arise early for a full day's activity. The crew was given the go- ahead last week for continuation to the end of the 59-day mission. This approval for a fourth incremental extension beyond 28 days followed review of the inflight medical data and the recommendation of the NASA director for life sciences, Dr. Charles A. Berry. The crew's health and spirits are excellent. The body weight of each has been relatively constant (See SKYLAB on Page 4) SOLAR ERUPTION -- A mammoth solar eruption is seen in this photo taken by the White Light Coronagraph about Sklyab. The eruption expanded into space at a speed of about one million miles per hour. When photographed it was approximately 220 times the diameter of Earth. Solar eruptions are a result of the interaction between solar material and magnetic fields around the Sun. Combined Federal Campaign 'Kickoff' Scheduled Monday MSFC's 1974 Combined Federal Campaign gets underway Monday with a "kickoff" in Morris Auditorium. The annual campaign combines the monetary needs of many health, welfare and recreational agencies into one drive. Rober G. Sheppard, executive chairman, stated the drive officially begins with the 10:45 a.m. kickoff and will end November 2. He explained that the 1974 goal is to do as well as in 1973 when MSFC employees contributed $194,712. Monday's kickoff ceremonies will feature and address by Dr. Rocco A. Petrone, director. He will be joined by several distinguished guests, including Mrs. Ruth Ferrari, International Services Agencies; Tom Horton, Jr., National Health Agencies; and Mrs. Jerri McLain, Huntsville/ Madison County United Way. MSFC lab and office directors, campaign mangers and solicitors are expected to attend the opening ceremonies. Music will be provided by the 55th U.S. Army Band. The Rev. Hugh Chambliss, presi- (See 'KICKOFF' on Page 4) 

Anita, Job Done, Dies Aboard Skylab One of Skylab's two "spider astronauts" --who never were intended to be brought back to Earth--has now finished her job in space and is dead. Anita, the backup spider for the Web Formation Experiment, ED52, apparently died sometime over the weekend. The report of Anita's death came from science pilot Owen Garriott early Monday. Although NASA had no plans to bring back the spiders, it was announced several weeks ago that they would be returned if they could be kept alive. Arabella, the prime spider for the experiment, is still doing fine. Garriott explained from the (See ANITA on Page 4)

#archivesgov #1970s #September 17 #1973 #Skylab

[humanoidhistory]

NASA Skylab art, 1971.

#nasa #skylab #history #science #illustration #scientific illustration #space station

[kaiyves-backup]

Skylab: The First 40 Days

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[moonwatchuniverse]

November 1973... Two automatic chronographs in space ! 50 years ago, on November 16, 1973, the third and final manned Skylab space station mission  SL-4 was launched. Besides their NASA-issued Omega Speedmaster, each of the Skylab-4 astronauts took an extra wristwatch up to NASA’s space station, with William Pogue’s yellow dial Seiko Automatic 6139-6005 as the best-known example. However, SL-4 commander US Marine Corps LtCol Gerald Carr was seen wearing a blue dial reverse panda Movado Datachron HS360 automatic chronograph during training in 1972/1973. In this photograph, Carr during suit-up on launchday to NASA's Skylab space station, wearing the Movado underneath the space suit! In 2019 MoonwatchUniverse triggered the research into this amazing automatic chronograph, resulting in Hodinkee's article entitled "Snuck Into Space!" (Photo: NASA/MoonwatchUniverse)

#Astronaut #Aviator #chronograph #Movado #Datachron #Datron #NASA #military #US Marine Corps #spaceflight #space suit #Skylab #MoonwatchUniverse #montres #speedmaster #uhren #Zulu time

[labratkuma]

"Do you have cigarettes?"

Here, take it, buy a malboro

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