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Skylab-3 Mission Onboard Pho …
Name of Image Skylab-3 Mission Onboard Photograph - Meal Time
Date of Image 1973-01-01
Full Description This photograph was taken during the Skylab-3 mission (2nd marned mission), showing Astronaut Owen Garriott enjoying his meal in the Orbital Workshop crew wardroom. The tray contained heating elements for preparing the individual food packets. The food on Skylab was a great improvement over that on earlier spaceflights. It was no longer necessary to squeeze liquified food from plastic tubes. Skylab's kitchen was so equipped that each crewman could select his own menu and prepare it to his own taste.
View of Mission Control duri …
Title View of Mission Control during Skylab 3 flyaround
Description Overall view of the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) in the Mission Control Center (MCC), bldg 30, at JSC during the Skylab 3 flyaround inspection of the Skylab Earth-orbiting cluster.
Date Taken 1973-07-31
Artist's concept of deployme …
Title Artist's concept of deployment of twin pole thermal shield on Skylab
Description An artist's concept of the Skylab space station cluster in Earth orbit illustrating the deployment of the twin pole thermal shield to shade the Orbital Workshop (OWS) from the Sun. This is one of the sunshade possibilities considered to solve the problem of the overheated OWS. Here the two Skylab 2 astronauts have completely deployed the sunshade. Note the evidence of another Skylab problem - the solar panels on the OWS are not deployed as required (26127), In this view the Skylab astronauts have partially deployed the sunshade (26128).
Date 05.18.1973
Artist's concept of deployme …
Title Artist's concept of deployment of twin pole thermal shield on Skylab
Description An artist's concept of the Skylab space station cluster in Earth orbit illustrating the deployment of the twin pole thermal shield to shade the Orbital Workshop (OWS) from the Sun. This is one of the sunshade possibilities considered to solve the problem of the overheated OWS. Here the two Skylab 2 astronauts have completely deployed the sunshade. Note the evidence of another Skylab problem - the solar panels on the OWS are not deployed as required (26127), In this view the Skylab astronauts have partially deployed the sunshade (26128).
Date 05.18.1973
Flight directors for Skylab …
Title Flight directors for Skylab 1 and 2 mission around console in Mission Control
Description Four flight directors for the Skylab 1 and 2 mission are grouped around the flight director's console in the Mission Operations Control Room in the Mission Control Center at JSC during the Skylab 2 Command/Service Module (CSM) "fly around" inspection of the Skylab 1 space station cluster. They are, going counterclockwise from center foreground, Donald R. Puddy (white shirt), Milton Windler, Philip C. Shaffer and M.P. Frank. A view of the Skylab 1 Orbital Workshop seen from the Sylab 2 CSM is visible on the television monitor in the background.
Date Taken 1973-05-25
Flight controllers in Missio …
Title Flight controllers in Mission Control discuss upcoming EVA by Skylab 3 crew
Description This group of flight controllers discuss today's approaching extravehicular activity (EVA) to be performed by the Skylab 3 crewmen. They are, left to right, Scientist-Astronaut Story Musgrave, a Skylab 3 spacecraft communicator, Robert Kain and Scott Millican, both of the Crew Procedures Division, EVA Procedures Section, William C. Schneider, Skylab Program Director, NASA Headquarters, and Milton Windler, Flight Director. Windler points to the model of the Skylab space station cluster to indicate the location of the ATM's film magazines. The group stands near consoles in the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) of the JSC Mission Control Center (MCC).
Date Taken 1973-08-06
Skylab 4 crew at start of hi …
Title Skylab 4 crew at start of high altitude chamber test at KSC
Description Astronaut Gerald P. Carr, fully suited, Skylab 4 commander, prepares to enter spacecraft 118 (the Skylab 4 vehicle) at the start of the high altitude chamber test at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) (34093), The Skylab 4 crew, fully suited, are seated inside their Command Module, which has been undergoing high altitude chamber test runs at KSC after being considered as a possible rescue vehicle, if needed for the Skylab 3 crew. Facing the camera is Scientist-Astronaut Edward G. Gibson, science pilot. Astronauts Carr, commander, and William R. Pogue, pilot, are also pictured (34094).
Date Taken 1973-08-06
The Astronauts of Skylab 3
Title The Astronauts of Skylab 3
Full Description The crewmembers of Skylab 3: astronaut Alan L. Bean, foreground, commander, scientistastronaut Owen K. Garriott, left, science pilot, and astronaut Jack R. Lousma, pilot. This crew spent 59 days and 11 hours in orbit.
Date 02/02/1972
NASA Center Johnson Space Center
S-IVB Stage for the Skylab O …
Name of Image S-IVB Stage for the Skylab Orbital Workshop
Date of Image 1967-09-01
Full Description This September 1967 photograph shows workmen removing a mockup of the Saturn V S-IVB stage that housed the Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) from the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), building 4755. The mockup was shipped to McDornell Douglas in Huntington, California for design modifications. NASA used the mockup as an engineering design tool to plan structures, equipment, and experiments for Skylab, an orbiting space laboratory. The MSFC had program management responsibility for the development of Skylab hardware and experiments, including the OWS.
The Skylab Airlock Module an …
Name of Image The Skylab Airlock Module and Multiple Docking Adapter
Date of Image 1972-01-01
Full Description This photograph shows the flight article of the Airlock Module (AM)/Multiple Docking Adapter (MDA) assembly being readied for testing in a clean room at the McDornell Douglas Plant in St. Louis, Missouri. Although the AM and the MDA were separate entities, they were in many respects simply two components of a single module. The AM enabled crew members to conduct extravehicular activities outside Skylab as required for experiment support. Oxygen and nitrogen storage tanks needed for Skylab's life support system were mounted on the external truss work of the AM. Major components in the AM included Skylab's electric power control and distribution station, environmental control system, communication system, and data handling and recording systems. The MDA, forward of the AM, provided docking facilities for the Command and Service Module. It also accommodated several experiment systems, among them the Earth Resource Experiment Package, the materials processing facility, and the control and display console needed for the Apollo Telescope Mount solar astronomy studies. The AM was built by McDonnell Douglas and the MDA was built by Martin Marietta. The Marshall Space Flight Center was responsible for the design and development of the Skylab hardware and experiment management.
Johnston and Gause Discuss S …
Name of Image Johnston and Gause Discuss Student Proposed Skylab Experiment
Date of Image 1972-06-02
Full Description Roger Johnston (right), high school student from St. Paul Minnesota, discussed his proposed Skylab experiment ?Capillary Action Studies in a State of Free Fall?, with Dr. Raymond Gause of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). Johnston was among 25 winners of a contest in which some 3,500 high school students proposed experiments for the following year?s Skylab mission. The nationwide scientific competition was sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The winning students, along with their parents and sponsor teachers, visited MSFC earlier where they met with scientists and engineers, participated in design reviews for their experiments, and toured MSFC facilities. Of the 25 students, 6 did not see their experiments conducted on Skylab because the experiments were not compatible with Skylab hardware and timelines. Of the 19 remaining, 11 experiments required the manufacture of additional equipment.
Brian Dunlap Examines Skylab …
Name of Image Brian Dunlap Examines Skylab Experimental Equipment
Date of Image 1972-08-21
Full Description Youngstown, Ohio high school student, W. Brian Dunlap (left), and Robert Head of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), check out the equipment to be used in conducting the student?s experiment aboard the Skylab the following year. His experiment, ?Wave Motion Trough A Liquid in Zero Gravity?, used a container attached to the end of a leaf spring which was oscillated at specific rates using two differentiated types of liquids. Dunlap was among 25 winners of a contest in which some 3,500 high school students proposed experiments for the following year?s Skylab mission. The nationwide scientific competition was sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The winning students, along with their parents and sponsor teachers, visited MSFC two months earlier where they met with scientists and engineers, participated in design reviews for their experiments, and toured MSFC facilities. Of the 25 students, 6 did not see their experiments conducted on Skylab because the experiments were not compatible with Skylab hardware and timelines. Of the 19 remaining, 11 experiments required the manufacture of additional equipment. The equipment for the experiments was manufactured at MSFC.
Roger Johnston Discusses Sky …
Name of Image Roger Johnston Discusses Skylab Experiment With NASA Personnel
Date of Image 1972-08-21
Full Description St. Paul Minnesota high school student, Roger Johnston (center), Gene Vacca (left) of NASA Headquarters, and Ann Whitaker of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) discuss the equipment to be used for the student?s experiment, ?Capillary Action Studies in a State of Free Fall?, to be performed aboard the Skylab the following year. Johnston was among 25 winners of a contest in which some 3,500 high school students proposed experiments for the following year?s Skylab mission. The nationwide scientific competition was sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The winning students, along with their parents and sponsor teachers, visited MSFC two months earlier where they met with scientists and engineers, participated in design reviews for their experiments, and toured MSFC facilities. Of the 25 students, 6 did not see their experiments conducted on Skylab because the experiments were not compatible with Skylab hardware and timelines. Of the 19 remaining, 11 experiments required the manufacture of additional equipment. The equipment for the experiments was manufactured at MSFC.
Vincent Converse Examines Sk …
Name of Image Vincent Converse Examines Skylab Experimental Equipment
Date of Image 1972-08-21
Full Description Rockford, Illinois high school student, Vincent Converse (left), and Robert Head of the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), check out the equipment to be used in conducting the student?s experiment aboard the Skylab the following year. His experiment, ?Zero Gravity Mass Measurement? used a simple leaf spring with the mass to be weighed attached to the end. An electronic package oscillated the spring at a specific rate and the results were recorded electronically. Converse was among 25 winners of a contest in which some 3,500 high school students proposed experiments for the following year?s Skylab mission. The nationwide scientific competition was sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The winning students, along with their parents and sponsor teachers, visited MSFC two months earlier where they met with scientists and engineers, participated in design reviews for their experiments, and toured MSFC facilities. Of the 25 students, 6 did not see their experiments conducted on Skylab because the experiments were not compatible with Skylab hardware and timelines. Of the 19 remaining, 11 experiments required the manufacture of additional equipment.
Joel Wordekemper Discusses S …
Name of Image Joel Wordekemper Discusses Skylab Experiment With NASA Personnel
Date of Image 1972-08-21
Full Description Joel Wordekemper (right) of Westpoint, Missouri, and Donald Schlack (center) of Downey, California, high school students discuss their proposed Skylab experiment with Kennedy Space Center?s (KSC) and Ron Pavlue (left) and Loren Gross of Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The experiment ?Phototropic Orientation of an Embryo Plant in Zero Gravity?, by Schlack, and ?Plant Growth in Zero Gravity?, Wordekemper, was conducted using the same equipment. The students were among the 25 winners of a contest in which some 3,500 high school students proposed experiments for the following year?s Skylab mission. Of the 25 students, 6 did not see their experiments conducted on Skylab because the experiments were not compatible with Skylab hardware and timelines. Of the 19 remaining, 11 experiments required the manufacture of equipment.
Testing of Skylab Emergency …
Name of Image Testing of Skylab Emergency Procedures
Date of Image 1973-05-01
Full Description After its launch on May 14, 1973, it was immediately known that there were some major problems with Skylab. The large, delicate, meteoroid shield on the outside of the workshop was ripped off by the vibration of the launch. Its tearing off caused serious damage to the two wings of solar cells that were to supply most of the electric power to the workshop. Once in orbit, the news worsened. The loss of the big shade exposed the metal skin of the workshop to the sun. Internal temperatures soared to 126 degrees F. This heat not only threatened its habitation by astronauts, but if prolonged, would cause serious damage to instruments and film. After twice delaying the launch of the first astronaut crew, engineers worked frantically to develop solutions to these problems and salvage the Skylab. After designing a protective solar sail to cover the workshop, crews needed to practice using the specially designed tools and materials to facilitate the repair procedure. Marshall Space Flight Center's Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS), was used to practice these maneuvers. Pictured here are the astronauts in the NBS deploying the protecticve solar sail. On may 25, 1973, an Apollo command and service module was launched and later docked with Skylab. The next day, astronauts Conrad and Kerwin were able to complete the needed repairs to Skylab, salvaging the entire program.
Skylab-3 Mission Onboard Pho …
Name of Image Skylab-3 Mission Onboard Photograph - Skylab with a Twin-Pole Sunshield
Date of Image 1973-01-01
Full Description Shortly after liftoff on May 14, 1973, atmospheric drag tore off the thin metallic shield of Skylab that was designed to protect her from micro-meteorites and the Sun's intense heat. The Skylab-2 crew deployed a parasol sunshield to protect the orbiting laboratory. Concern over the possibility that materials used for the parasol would deteriorate with prolonged exposure to the Sun's rays prompted the installation of a second sunshield during the Skylab-3 mission. This time, the crew exited the space station and installed a twin-pole device to position the shield over the parasol. This photograph was taken by the Skylab-4 mission.
Damaged Exterior of the Skyl …
Name of Image Damaged Exterior of the Skylab Orbital Workshop
Date of Image 1973-05-01
Full Description The Saturn V vehicle, carrying the unmarned orbital workshop for the Skylab-1 mission, lifted off successfully and all systems performed normally. Sixty-three seconds into flight, engineers in the operation support and control center saw an unexpected telemetry indication that signalled that damages occurred on one solar array and the micrometeoroid shield during the launch. The micrometeoroid shield, a thin protective cylinder surrounding the workshop protecting it from tiny space particles and the sun's scorching heat, ripped loose from its position around the workshop. This caused the loss of one solar wing and jammed the other. Still unoccupied, the Skylab was stricken with the loss of the heat shield and sunlight beat mercilessly on the lab's sensitive skin. Internal temperatures soared, rendering the the station uninhabitable, threatening foods, medicines, films, and experiments. This image shows the sun-ravaged skin of the Orbital Workshop, bared by the missing heat shield, with blister scars and tarnish from temperatures that reached 300 degrees F. The rectangular opening at the upper center is the scientific airlock through which the parasol to protect the workshop from sun's rays was later deployed. This view was taken during a fly-around inspection by the Skylab-2 crew. The Marshall Space Flight Center had a major role in developing the procedures to repair the damaged Skylab.
Damaged Skylab
Name of Image Damaged Skylab
Date of Image 1973-05-01
Full Description The Saturn V vehicle, carrying the unmarned orbital workshop for the Skylab-1 mission, lifted off successfully and all systems performed normally. Sixty-three seconds into the flight, engineers in the operation support and control center saw an unexpected telemetry indication that signalled that damages occurred on one solar array and the micrometeoroid shield during the launch. The micrometeoroid shield, a thin protective cylinder surrounding the workshop protecting it from tiny space particles and the sun's scorching heat, ripped loose from its position around the workshop. This caused the loss of one solar wing and jammed the other. Still unoccupied, the Skylab was stricken with the loss of the heat shield and sunlight beat mercilessly on the lab's sensitive skin. Internal temperatures soared, rendering the station uninhabitable, threatening foods, medicines, films, and experiments. This image, taken during a fly-around inspection by the Skylab-2 crew, shows a crippled Skylab in orbit. The crew found their home in space to be in serious shape, the heat shield gone, one solar wing gone, and the other jammed. The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) developed, tested, rehearsed, and approved three repair options. These options included a parasol sunshade and a twin-pole sunshade to restore the temperature inside the workshop, and a set of metal cutting tools to free the jammed solar panel.
The Skylab Airlock Module
Name of Image The Skylab Airlock Module
Date of Image 1968-01-01
Full Description This illustration is a cutaway view of the internal arrangement of the Airlock Module (AM). The aft end of the Docking Adapter mated to the AM, and served as the environmental, electrical, and communications control center. The docking adapter also contained the port through which the astronauts exited to perform extravehicular activity. The AM contained a turnel section through which Skylab crewmen could move between the workshop and the forward end of the airlock. It was encircled, for part of its length, at its aft end by the fixed Airlock Shroud (FAS), that had the same diameter as the workshop (22 feet) and was attached to the workshop's forward end. High pressure containers for oxygen and nitrogen providing Skylab's atmosphere, were mounted in the annular space between the outside of the tunnel and the inside of the shroud. The forward end of the FAS was the base on which the tubular structure supporting the solar observatory was mounted. Many of the supplies, and most of the control systems for Skylab were located in the AM, this module could well be the "utility center" of the Skylab cluster. McDonnell Douglas fabricated the module with close Marshall Space Flight Center's involvement in design, development, and test activities.
The Skylab Airlock Module
Name of Image The Skylab Airlock Module
Date of Image 1968-01-01
Full Description This illustration is a cutaway view of the external arrangement of the Airlock Module (AM). The aft end of the Docking Adapter mated to the AM, and served as the environmental, electrical, and communications control center. The docking adapter also contained the port through which the astronauts exited to perform extravehicular activity. The AM contained a turnel section through which Skylab crewmen could move between the workshop and the forward end of the airlock. It was encircled, for part of its length, at its aft end by the fixed Airlock Shroud (FAS), that had the same diameter as the workshop (22 feet) and was attached to the workshop's forward end. High pressure containers for oxygen and nitrogen providing Skylab's atmosphere, were mounted in the annular space between the outside of the tunnel and the inside of the shroud. The forward end of the FAS was the base on which the tubular structure supporting the solar observatory was mounted. Many of the supplies, and most of the control systems for Skylab were located in the AM, this module could well be the "utility center" of the Skylab cluster. McDonnell Douglas fabricated the module with close Marshall Space Flight Center's involvement in design, development, and test activities.
In-Vitro Immunology - Skylab …
Name of Image In-Vitro Immunology - Skylab Student Experiment ED-31
Date of Image 1973-01-01
Full Description This chart describes the Skylab student experiment In-Vitro Immunology, proposed by Todd A. Meister of Jackson Heights, New York. He suggested an in-vitro observation of the effects of zero-gravity on a presipitin-type antigen-antibody reaction, as compared with the same reaction carried out in an Earth-based laboratory. In March 1972, NASA and the National Science Teachers Association selected 25 experiment proposals for flight on Skylab. Science advisors from the Marshall Space Flight Center aided and assisted the students in developing the proposals for flight on Skylab.
Cytoplasmic Streaming - Skyl …
Name of Image Cytoplasmic Streaming - Skylab Student Experiment ED-63
Date of Image 1973-01-01
Full Description This chart describes the Skylab student experiment (ED-63), Cytoplasmic Streaming, proposed by Cheryl A. Peitz of Arapahoe High School, Littleton, Colorado. Experiment ED-63 was to observe the effect of zero-gravity on cytoplasmic streaming in the aquatic plant named Elodea, commonly called water weed or water thyme. The phenomenon of cytoplasmic streaming is not well understood, but it is recognized as the circulation mechanism of the internal materials or cytoplasm of a cell. Cytoplasm is a gelatinous substance that has the ability to change its viscosity and flow, carrying various cell materials with it. The activity can be stimulated by sunlight or heat. In March 1972, NASA and the National Science Teachers Association selected 25 experiment proposals for flight on Skylab. Science advisors from the Marshall Space Flight Center aided and assisted the students in developing the proposals for flight on Skylab.
X-Rays From Jupiter - Skylab …
Name of Image X-Rays From Jupiter - Skylab Student Experiment ED-24
Date of Image 1973-01-01
Full Description This chart describes the Skylab student experiment X-Rays from Jupiter, proposed by Jearne Leventhal of Berkeley, California. This experiment was an investigation to detect x-rays from the planet Jupiter and determine any correlation with solar flare activity. In March 1972, NASA and the National Science Teachers Association selected 25 experiment proposals for flight on Skylab. Science advisors from the Marshall Space Flight Center aided and assisted the students in developing the proposals for flight on Skylab.
Liquid Motion in Zero-G - Sk …
Name of Image Liquid Motion in Zero-G - Skylab Student Experiment ED-78
Date of Image 1973-01-01
Full Description W. Brian Dunlap of Youngstown, Ohio, proposed Skylab student experiment ED-78, Liquid Motion in Zero-G, a study of wave motion in a liquid. He was particularly interested in comparing surface waves over a liquid in zero-gravity with those occurring on Earth. In space, with the absence of gravity, a liquid does not necessarily take the shape of its container as it does on Earth. Adhesion forces may hold the liquid in contact with its container, but the liquid can also assume a free-floating condition. It was in this latter state that Dunlap wished to examine the behavior of surface waves. Data were recorded on videotape and subsequently converted to 16-mm film. Dunlap analyzed these data to determine periods of oscillation of free-floating globules and found agreement with the theory to be much better than expected. In March 1972, NASA and the National Science Teachers Association selected 25 experiment proposals for flight on Skylab. Science advisors from the Marshall Space Flight Center aided and assisted the students in developing the proposals for flight on Skylab.
Plant Growth/Plant Phototrop …
Name of Image Plant Growth/Plant Phototropism - Skylab Student Experiment ED-61/62
Date of Image 1973-01-01
Full Description This chart describes the Skylab student experiment ED-61, Plant Growth, and experiment ED-62, Plant Phototropism. Two similar proposals were submitted by Joel G. Wordekemper of West Point, Nebraska, and Donald W. Schlack of Downey, California. Wordekemper's experiment (ED-61) was to see how the lack of gravity would affect the growth of roots and stems of plants. Schlack's experiment (ED-62) was to study the effect of light on a seed developing in zero gravity. The growth container of the rice seeds for their experiment consisted of eight compartments arranged in two parallel rows of four. Each had two windowed surfaces to allow periodic photography of the developing seedlings. In March 1972, NASA and the National Science Teachers Association selected 25 experiment proposals for flight on Skylab. Science advisors from the Marshall Space Flight Center aided and assisted the students in developing the proposals for flight on Skylab.
Testing the Skylab Twin-Pole …
Name of Image Testing the Skylab Twin-Pole Sunshade
Date of Image 1973-05-01
Full Description Engineers from the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and its contractors were testing the twin-pole sunshade at the Skylab mockup in the MSFC Building 4619. The Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) lost its thermal protection shield during launch on May 14, 1963. Without the heat shield, the temperature inside the OWS became dangerously high, rendering the workshop uninhabitable and threatened deterioration of the interior insulation and adhesive. Engineers from the MSFC, its contractors, and NASA persornel at other centers worked day and night for several days to develop the way to save the Skylab OWS. Eventually, they developed, tested, rehearsed, and approved three repair options. These options included a parasol sunshade and a twin-pole sunshade to restore the temperature inside the workshop, and a set of metal cutting tools to free the jammed solar panel.
Testing the Skylab Twin-Pole …
Name of Image Testing the Skylab Twin-Pole Sunshade
Date of Image 1973-05-01
Full Description Engineers from the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and its contractors were testing the twin-pole sunshade at the Skylab mockup in the MSFC Building 4619. The Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) lost its thermal protection shield during launch on May 14, 1963. Without the heat shield, the temperature inside the OWS became dangerously high, rendering the workshop uninhabitable and threatened deterioration of the interior insulation and adhesive. Engineers from the MSFC, its contractors, and NASA persornel at other centers worked day and night for several days to develop the way to save the Skylab OWS. Eventually, they developed, tested, rehearsed, and approved three repair options. These options included a parasol sunshade and a twin-pole sunshade to restore the temperature inside the workshop, and a set of metal cutting tools to free the jammed solar panel.
The Skylab Airlock Module
Name of Image The Skylab Airlock Module
Date of Image 1972-01-01
Full Description This photograph depicts the flight article of the Airlock Module (AM) Flight Article being mated to the Fixed Airlock Shroud and aligned in a clean room of the McDornell Douglas Plant in St. Louis, Missouri. The AM enabled crew members to conduct extravehicular activities outside Skylab as required for experiment support. Separated from the Workshop and the Multiple Docking Adapter by doors, the AM could be evacuated for egress or ingress of a space-suited astronaut through a side hatch. Oxygen and nitrogen storage tanks needed for Skylab's life support system were mounted on the external truss work of the AM. Major components in the AM included Skylab's electric power control and distribution station, environmental control system, communication system, and data handling and recording systems. The Marshall Space Flight Center was responsible for the design and development of the Skylab hardware and experiment management.
The Skylab Airlock Module an …
Name of Image The Skylab Airlock Module and Multiple Docking Adapter
Date of Image 1972-03-01
Full Description This photograph shows the flight article of the mated Airlock Module (AM) and Multiple Docking Adapter (MDA) being lowering into horizontal position on a transporter. Although the AM and the MDA were separate entities, they were in many respects simply two components of a single module. The AM enabled crew members to conduct extravehicular activities outside Skylab as required for experiment support. Oxygen and nitrogen storage tanks needed for Skylab's life support system were mounted on the external truss work of the AM. Major components in the AM included Skylab's electric power control and distribution station, environmental control system, communication system, and data handling and recording systems. The MDA, forward of the AM, provided docking facilities for the Command and Service Module. It also accommodated several experiment systems, among them the Earth Resource Experiment Package, the materials processing facility, and the control and display console needed for the Apollo Telescope Mount solar astronomy studies. The AM was built by McDornell Douglas and the MDA was built by Martin Marietta. The Marshall Space Flight Center was responsible for the design and development of the Skylab hardware and experiment management.
Skylab Dental Examination
Title Skylab Dental Examination
Description Skylab 2 Commander Charles Conrad is seen undergoing a dental examination by the Medical Officer, Joseph Kerwin in the Skylab Medical Facility. In the absence of an examination chair, Conrad simply rotated his body to an upside down position to facilitate the procedure.
Date Taken 1973-06-22
Astronaut Charles Conrad usi …
Title Astronaut Charles Conrad using the bicycle ergometer
Description Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., Skylab 2 commander, during an exercise session on the bicycle ergometer in the crew quarters of the Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) in the Skylab 2 space station cluster in Earth orbit.
Date Taken 1973-06-01
Artist's concept illustratin …
Title Artist's concept illustrating Skylab earth survey operations from orbit
Description An artist's drawing illustrating Skylab earth survey operations from Earth orbit. The earth resources (survey) experiments are one group of experiments which will be conducted by the Skylab crewmen.
Date Taken 1970-01-01
Artist's concept illustratin …
Title Artist's concept illustrating cutaway view of Skylab multiple docking adapter
Description An artist's concept illustrating a cutaway view of the Skylab Multiple Docking Adapter (MDA). The MDA is one of the five major components of the Skylab 1 space station cluster which were launched into Earth orbit. This view includes a list of MDA characteristics to the right of the view.
Date Taken 1971-09-02
Artist's concept of Skylab s …
Title Artist's concept of Skylab space station cluster in Earth's orbit
Description 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). The Skylab cluster is composed of the OWS, Airlock Module (AM), Multiple Docking Adapter (MDA), Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM), and the Command and Service Module (CSM).
Date Taken 1971-10-08
Artist's concept illustratin …
Title Artist's concept illustrating cutaway view of Skylab 1 Orbital Workshop (OWS)
Description An artist's concept illustrating a cutaway view of the Skylab 1 Orbital Workshop (OWS). The OWS is one of the five major components of the Skylab 1 space station cluster which was launched by a Saturn V on May 14, 1973 into Earth orbit. This view includes a list of OWS characteristics to the right of the view.
Date Taken 1971-09-02
Artist's concept illustratin …
Title Artist's concept illustrating cutaway view of Skylab Apollo Telescope Mount
Description An artist's concept illustrating a cutaway view of the Skylab Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM). The ATM is one of the five major components of the Skylab 1 space station cluster which were launched into Earth orbit. This view includes a list of ATM characteristics to the right of the view.
Date Taken 1971-09-02
Artist's concept illustratin …
Title Artist's concept illustrating cutaway view of Skylab Airlock Module
Description An artist's concept illustrating a cutaway view of the Skylab Airlock Module (AM). The AM is one of the five major components of the Skylab 1 space station cluster which were launched into Earth orbit. This view includes a list of AM characteristics to the right of the view.
Date Taken 1971-09-02
Astronaut Robert Crippen hol …
Title Astronaut Robert Crippen holds training model of Skylab experiment
Description Astronaut Robert L. Crippen, SMEAT crew commander, holds the training model of Skylab experiment T003, the aerosol analysis test, in this preview of activity the Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test (SMEAT).
Date Taken 1972-06-15
Skylab 3 crewmen during pres …
Title Skylab 3 crewmen during press conference
Description These three men are the prime crewmen for the U.S. second manned Skylab mission (Skylab 3). Fielding questions from newsmen at a press conference are: (from the right to left) Astronaut Alan L. Bean, commander, Scientist-Astronaut Owen K. Garriott, science pilot, and Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, pilot.
Date Taken 1972-12-01
Emblem for the first manned …
Title Emblem for the first manned Skylab mission
Description This is the emblem for the first manned Skylab mission. It wil be a mission of up to 28 days. The patch, designed by artist Kelly Freas, shows the Skylab silhouetted against the earth's globe, which in turn is eclipsing the Sun - showing the brilliant signet-ring pattern of the instant before total eclipse.
Date Taken 1972-02-01
Artist's concept illustratin …
Title Artist's concept illustrating cutaway view of Skylab 1 Orbital Workshop (OWS)
Description An artist's concept illustrating a cutaway view of the Skylab 1 Orbital Workshop (OWS). The OWS is one of the five major components of the Skylab 1 space station cluster which was launched by a Saturn V on May 14, 1973 into Earth orbit.
Date Taken 1973-05-23
Parasol construction in bldg …
Title Parasol construction in bldg 10 for Skylab 2 flight
Description Technicians in the Technical Services shop in bldg 10 work on the fabrication of the umbrella-like mechanical device called the "parasol" during Skylab 2 preflight preparations at JSC. Here, they are attaching the telescoping extension rods to the canopy. The "parasol" is one of several sunscreen possibilities being considered for use in shading the overheated Skylab 1 Orbital Workshop.
Date Taken 1973-05-23
Skylab 2 Astronaut Paul Weit …
Title Skylab 2 Astronaut Paul Weitz suiting up at KSC during prelaunch
Description Astronaut Paul Weitz, pilot of the Skylab 2 mission, is suited up in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at the Kennedy Space Center during Skylab 2 prelaunch preparations.
Date Taken 1973-05-25
Skylab 2 Astronaut Joseph Ke …
Title Skylab 2 Astronaut Joseph Kerwin suiting up at KSC during prelaunch
Description Scientist-Astronaut Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot of the Skylab 2 mission, is suited up in the Manned Spacecraft Operations Building at the Kennedy Space Center during Skylab 2 prelaunch preparations.
Date Taken 1973-05-25
Artist's concept illustratin …
Title Artist's concept illustrating cutaway view of Skylab 1 Orbital Workshop (OWS)
Description An artist's concept illustrating a cutaway view of the Skylab 1 Orbital Workshop (OWS). The OWS is one of the five major components of the Skylab 1 space station cluster which was launched by a Saturn V on May 14, 1973 into Earth orbit.
Date Taken 1973-05-23
Emblem for the NASA Skylab p …
Title Emblem for the NASA Skylab program
Description This is the Official emblem for the NASA Skylab program. The emblem depicts the United States Skylab space station cluster in Earth orbit with the Sun in the background.
Date Taken 1973-04-25
Skylab 1 prime crew
Title Skylab 1 prime crew
Description These three astronauts were named as the prime crew of the first manned Skylab mission. They are, left to right, Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot, Charles Conrad Jr., commander, and Paul J. Weitz, pilot. Note the model of the Skylab space vehicle on the table between the astronauts.
Date Taken 1973-05-01
Interior view of Orbital Wor …
Title Interior view of Orbital Workshop of the Skylab 1 space station cluster
Description An interior view of the Orbital Workshop of the Skylab 1 space station cluster in Earth orbit can be seen in this reproduction taken from a color television transmission made by a TV camera aboard the space station. Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr., Skylab 2 commander, is floating up through the hatch. Food lockers are in the foreground.
Date Taken 1973-05-26
Skylab 2 Astronaut during EV …
Title Skylab 2 Astronaut during EVA at Skylab 1 and 2 space station cluster
Description Slylab 2 Astronaut performs extravehicular activity (EVA) at the Skylab 1 and 2 space station cluster in Earth orbit, as seen in this reproduction taken from a color television transmission made by a TV camera aboard the station. Kerwin is just outside the Airlock Module.
Date Taken 1973-06-11
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