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On Mission day 25, the crew was informed that they had surpassed the Russian space endurance record set by Soyuz 11 on Salyut 1 in 1971.
Sleep Compartment. Credit Shayler
Personal Hygiene. Credit Shayler
Waste Management. Credit Shayler
Trash Airlock. Credit Shayler
Trash Airlock. Credit NASA
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“Houston, Skylab. I’d like you to be the first to know that the PLT is the proud father of a genuine flare.” Joe Kerwin
Pete’s New Way to Ride the Bike. credit Shayler
The Skylab 500. Credit Shayler
Apollo Telescope Mount
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NASA’s first priority was to get Skylab back into solar inertial attitude. This was both the coolest attitude and would point the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) solar arrays directly at the sun. Thus the crew would have the most electrical power possible with the solar wing still stuck.
Pete in the Lower Body Negative Pressure Experiment
Paul Uses Bicycle Ergometer
Paul at the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) Console
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During the stand up EVA, Kerwin held Weitz while he pulled at the debris several times which disturbed the stability of the Skylab station and caused the Skylabs gyros to compensate. This was a big problem because it nearly pulled Weitz out of the hatch.
Parasol Deployment
Solar Wing EVA
Parasol Installed and Wing Extended
