Space Rocket History #427 – Skylab – Skylab 4 – Christmas in Space

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Mike Annis

“We and everybody on the ground thought that it was going to be a beautiful, brilliant comet. It turned out to be beautiful all right, but it was so faint that we really had to work to find it. Once we did find it, we observed a gorgeous thing: small, fainter, but gorgeous! Although we took as many pictures as we could, I don’t think our film captured its beauty.” Jerry Carr.

Decorating the Tree

Kohoutek Photo from EVA

Kouhoutek Day After Perihelion

Nov 03

Space Rocket History #426 – Skylab – Skylab 4 – The First EVA

Posted on November 3, 2023 by Mike Annis

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“Nothing was outside, three times I went out that hatch into the ‘truly great outdoors.’ When I was out there, it was a silent world, except for the whispers of my own breath. Sometimes I felt totally alone, like the world below didn’t even know I was there.” Ed Gibson.

CM Photographed During EVA

Ed Gibson at the ATM

Dr. Lubos Kohoutek speaks to the Skylab 4 crew

Oct 19

Space Rocket History #425 – Skylab – Skylab 4 – The Strike (Fake News)

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Mike Annis

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“There was no strike in space by any stretch of the imagination. What could we threaten to do, go live on the moon? If any of these writers had gotten their information from just one of us, the crew or other people directly involved, responsible reporting and validity would have prevailed over expediency and sensationalism.” Ed Gibson.

Gibson Going Thru the Dome Hatch

Crew Photo

Gibson Prepares His Meal

Oct 06

Space Rocket History #424 – Skylab – Skylab 4 – Stowaways & We Lost Gibson

Posted on October 6, 2023 by Mike Annis

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One stowaway was on the bicycle ergometer, another was in the LBNP (lower body negative pressure device), and the third was sitting on the toilet in the waste management compartment.