Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Name of Image:
Skylab Program
Full Description:
This illustration depicts the Skylab-1 and Skylab-2 mission sequence. The goals of the Skylab were to enrich our scientific knowledge of the Earth, the Sun, the stars, and cosmic space; to study the effects of weightlessness on living organisms, including man; to study the effects of the processing and manufacturing of materials utilizing the absence of gravity; and to conduct Earth resource observations. The Skylab also conducted 19 selected experiments submitted by high school students. Skylab's 3 different 3-man crews spent up to 84 days in Earth orbit. The Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) had responsibility for developing and integrating most of the major components of the Skylab: the Orbital Workshop (OWS), Airlock Module (AM), Multiple Docking Adapter (MDA), Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM), Payload Shroud (PS), and most of the experiments. MSFC was also responsible for providing the Saturn IB launch vehicles for three Apollo spacecraft and crews and a Saturn V launch vehicle for the Skylab.
Date of Image:
1971-01-01
Category:
Skylab
term:
Skylab
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Sun
facet_what:
Skylab
facet_what:
Saturn
facet_where:
Saturn
facet_where:
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
Reference Number:
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
MIX #:
0100728
NIX #:
MSFC-0100728
MSFC Negative Number:
0100728
UID:
SPD-MARSH-0100728
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