Space Rocket History #413 – Skylab – Skylab 3-Rendezvous, Docking & Vomit

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Mike Annis

Garriott was in the center couch and Lousma was on his right with a small window near his seat, Suddenly Jack announced, “Owen, there goes one of our thrusters floating by the window!”

Skylab 3 Emblem for Second Crew

Service Module Quad Thruster. Credit: Historic Spacecraft

Second Crew Approaches Skylab

Apr 19

Space Rocket History #412 – Skylab – The Launch of Skylab 3

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Mike Annis

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The crew complement for the Skylab 3 mission was 783 life forms (52 fish, 720 flies, 6 mice, 2 spiders and 3 humans), by far the largest crew yet.

Skylab 3 Astronauts. Bean, Lousma, Garriott

Leaving for the pad

Launch of Skylab 3

Apr 05

Space Rocket History #411 – Skylab – Skylab 2 – Splashdown

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Mike Annis

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Before the astronauts could leave there was one final problem to solve. Skylab’s refrigeration system began warming up. Houston immediately went to work on finding a solution. Now, there was some concern that the crews return would be delayed.