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Collection:
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Collection
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
Collection
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Name of Image:
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Skylab
Name_of_Image
Skylab
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Full Description:
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The idea that ultimately became Skylab first surfaced in 1962 as a proposal to convert a spent Saturn upper stage (Saturn V S-II stage) into an orbital workshop. In 1968, the Marshall Space Flight Center proposed an alternative to the wet workshop concept of refurbishing a space station in orbit. Instead, a fully equipped dry workshop could be launched as a complete unit ready for occupancy. Skylab became the free world's first space station. Launched in May 1973, the Skylab space station was occupied in succession by three teams of three crewmembers. These crews spent 28, 59, and 84 days respectively, orbiting the Earth and performing nearly 300 experiments. This view of Skylab in orbit was taken by the Skylab 4 (the last Skylab mission) crew.
Full_Description
The idea that ultimately became Skylab first surfaced in 1962 as a proposal to convert a spent Saturn upper stage (Saturn V S-II stage) into an orbital workshop. In 1968, the Marshall Space Flight Center proposed an alternative to the wet workshop concept of refurbishing a space station in orbit. Instead, a fully equipped dry workshop could be launched as a complete unit ready for occupancy. Skylab became the free world's first space station. Launched in May 1973, the Skylab space station was occupied in succession by three teams of three crewmembers. These crews spent 28, 59, and 84 days respectively, orbiting the Earth and performing nearly 300 experiments. This view of Skylab in orbit was taken by the Skylab 4 (the last Skylab mission) crew.
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Date of Image:
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1974-02-01
Date_of_Image
1974-02-01
Date of Image
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Category:
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Skylab
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term:
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Space Station
Keywords
Space Station
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term:
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Skylab
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term:
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Saturn V S-II Stage
Keywords
Saturn V S-II Stage
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
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facet_what:
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Skylab
facet_what
Skylab
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Saturn
facet_what
Saturn
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Saturn
facet_where
Saturn
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
facet_where
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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facet_when:
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1968
facet_when
1968
facet_when
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facet_when:
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1962
facet_when
1962
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facet_when:
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May 1973
facet_when
May 1973
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facet_when_year:
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1962
facet_when_year
1962
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facet_when_year:
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1973
facet_when_year
1973
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facet_when_year:
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1968
facet_when_year
1968
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
Reference_Number
MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
Reference Number
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MIX #:
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7449862
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NIX #:
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MSFC-7449862
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MSFC Negative Number:
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7449862
MSFC_Negative_Number
7449862
MSFC Negative Number
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UID:
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SPD-MARSH-7449862
UID
SPD-MARSH-7449862
UID
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original url:
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original_url
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