Skylab

Skylab was the United States' first space station, launched by NASA, occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three trios of astronaut crews: Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4. Skylab was constructed from a repurposed Saturn V third stage, and took the place of the stage during launch. Operations included an orbital workshop, a solar observatory, Earth observation and hundreds of experiments. Skylab's orbit eventually decayed and it disintegrated in the atmosphere on July 11, 1979, scattering debris across the Indian Ocean and Western Australia.

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Skylab Airlock Module cutaway (0101643)

Cutaway diagram of Skylab living and working quarters

S69-34498 (May 1969) --- Labeled artist's concept of Apollo Applications Program (AAP) Skylab Cluster. Photo credit: NASA

This photograph shows Skylab's Nuclear Emulsion experiment, a Skylab science facility that was mounted inside the Multiple Docking Adapter used to record the relative abundance of primary, high-energy heavy nuclei outside the Earth's atmosphere.

After the end of the Apollo missions, NASA's next adventure into space was the marned spaceflight of Skylab.

Skylab Shroud GPN-2000-001462

The 56-foot tall, 24,400-pound Skylab shroud installed in the Space Power Facility’s vacuum chamber at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Plum Brook Station.

This 1971 photograph was taken during the assembly of the Flight Article of the Skylab Airlock Module (AM).

S71-52192 (1971) --- An artist's concept of the Skylab space station cluster in Earth's orbit. The cutaway view shows astronaut activity in the Orbital Workshop (OWS).

This photograph is a montage of astronaut crews for the three Skylab missions with simple biographical data of each astronaut. The 1st mission was designated as Skylab-2, 2nd mission as Skylab-3, and 3rd mission as Skylab-4.

• When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions - documentary miniseries (English)
• Radiance calibration of the High Altitude Observatory white-light coronagraph on Skylab - article (Q1860)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
incident	incident		[[1]]		Wikidata
commons	image		Skylab Airlock Module cutaway (0101643)		Commons
commons	image		Cutaway diagram of Skylab living and working quarters		Commons
commons	image		S69-34498 (May 1969) --- Labeled artist's concept of Apollo Applications Program (AAP) Skylab Cluster. Photo credit: NASA		Commons
commons	image		This photograph shows Skylab's Nuclear Emulsion experiment, a Skylab science facility that was mounted inside the Multiple Docking Adapter used to record the relative abundance of primary, high-energy heavy nuclei outside the Earth's atmosphere.		Commons
commons	image		After the end of the Apollo missions, NASA's next adventure into space was the marned spaceflight of Skylab.		Commons
commons	image		Skylab Shroud GPN-2000-001462		Commons
commons	image		The 56-foot tall, 24,400-pound Skylab shroud installed in the Space Power Facility’s vacuum chamber at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Plum Brook Station.		Commons
commons	image		This 1971 photograph was taken during the assembly of the Flight Article of the Skylab Airlock Module (AM).		Commons
commons	image		S71-52192 (1971) --- An artist's concept of the Skylab space station cluster in Earth's orbit. The cutaway view shows astronaut activity in the Orbital Workshop (OWS).		Commons
commons	image		This photograph is a montage of astronaut crews for the three Skylab missions with simple biographical data of each astronaut. The 1st mission was designated as Skylab-2, 2nd mission as Skylab-3, and 3rd mission as Skylab-4.		Commons