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Having two rockets stacked on pads 39A and 39B at the same time made for quite a sight at the Kennedy Space Center. There were also two firing rooms at KSC’s Launch Control Center that would control the countdowns for both rockets simultaneously.
Workshop with Shield Wrapped Around it
Skylab 1 & 2 on Pads 39A & 39B
Launch of Skylab 1
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This SMEAT crew would test out various elements of the Skylab equipment and procedures in a series of trials, ending in a full-scale simulation that was set at 56 days.
SMEAT Crew Enter Airlock to 20-Ft. Chamber.
Bobko in the LBNP Chamber.
Bobko on Bicycle Erogometer.
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The backup crew and some support crew participated in an interesting rescue scenario with 2 astronauts flying to Skylab to take back the crew of 3 onboard Skylab. This would mean 5 astronauts returning to earth in the command module.
Neutral Buoyancy Simulator at MSFC
Gibson Training at ATM Simulator
3rd Crew at Mission Training and Simulation Facility at JSC
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Aside from physically training for the longest crewed missions that the United States had ever attempted, the actual training program was developed simultaneously with the hardware and experiments for the mission.
Skylab 2 Crew Pre-launch Training
Conrad Training
Conrad Training in the MDA
