The ***Official*** Singles Thread: Remembering SkyLab

10 November 2006 | Army Air Corps

[Army Air Corps]

SkyLab

America's First Space Station

Skylab is "cool" for a variety of reasons.  First, it is a manned space exploration subject.  Second, it was a spin-off of the Apollo Programme.  Third, it is an example of how to make the most of what you have on hand.  Also, Skylab is a story of determination and missed opportunities.  In addition, there was a bit of hoopla surrounding Skylab.  There were commemorative medallions, bottles, stamps, and other items.  NASA intended for the Shuttle to operate with Skylab, but the Shuttle programme was about two years behind schedule.  Congressional cuts deprived NASA of the funds to boost Skylab into a higher orbit and replace failing gyroscopes - the station was allowed to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere on 11 July 1979. 

Skylab Launch: 14 May 1973.  Severe damage was sustained during launch, including the loss of the station's micrometeoroid shield/sun shade and one of its main solar panels. Debris from the lost micrometeoroid shield further complicated matters by pinning the remaining solar panel to the side of the station, preventing its deployment and thus leaving the station with a huge power deficit.

Skylab I: 25 May 1973.  Pete Conrad, Paul Weitz, and Joseph Kerwin.  The station underwent extensive repair during a spacewalk by the first crew.  Lasted 28.03 days.

Skylab II: 28 July 1973.  Alan Bean, Jack Lousma, and Owen Garriott.  Lasted 59.46 days.

Skylab III: 16 November 1973.  Gerald Carr, William Pogue, and Edward Gibson.  Lasted 84.05 days.

The three Skylab Crews                                                                                                                     Skylab Hardware and Facilities

Skylab as it was configured in the launch shroud

A Christmas Tree made by the Skylab Crew

[Army Air Corps]

Hmmm, that does not sound good.

It has to be better than a colleague's car; it had duct tape holding bits of the car together.

[Echo Talon]

My X-Girlfriend used to call me one. :)

[STARWISE]

Hi snugs .... hi singles .. :)

Is there a Dose tonight?

[GOP_Raider]

Nerds, nerds, nerds, nerds...

[Echo Talon]

Tell Brett Favre that Charlie Rangel Dissed People that live in Mississippi. :)

[Army Air Corps]

I have a copy fo the image on my machine. I tried to find a copy of the image on the NASA archives, but both IE and Firefox "cannot find server www.nasa.gov".

[Echo Talon]

Nerds get all the babes. :P

[Echo Talon]

Tinypic.com

[snugs]

Yes Wolfstar is doing Friday nights and Mike Sunday as from this week.

Living on Pacific coast the time difference means it will go up a bit later than normal

[snugs]

Try this link

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/nasa_gen/index.html

[ThomasThomas]

When did Taco Bell start putting out targets? The free taco ones.

[Army Air Corps]

Is tinypic fairly reliable?

Another FReeper had told me about Solis Imageshare about a year and a half ago. Most of the time, my images will appear, but there are those rare moments when Solis "does not play well with others."

[DollyCali]

thanks for pinging the list.. wow.. I am impressed. You aren't even a host (YET!) and knew where it was!

for all others.. a refresher (No big secret)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1625786/posts

this is the nuts and bolts thread that contains all you need to be a host (well, sorta)

:-)

and is the way for those of us who wish to ....which is ANYONE on singles ping list... to communicate off the regular weekly thread

[Army Air Corps]

Thanks. I had tried to use the NASA Archives link in My Favourites, but both of my web browers delivered messages that they could not find the root server.

[Echo Talon]

I use tinypic.com all the time "no registration" you just upload the pics and then post... very simple.

[DollyCali]

I pinged and called & IM'd & emailed & he said he was busy putting out RAT fires. Says he still loves Snugs & will check in later with his "alias" here on the singles thread.

[finnman69]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JprubgAoEoQ&mode=related&search=

[Army Air Corps]

When did Taco Bell start putting out targets? The free taco ones.

They did that with Mir. However, there were bookies in 1979 who were taking bets on where Skylab would re-enter the atmosphere and where the debris would fall.

[Echo Talon]

LOL!!! you rock! ;)

[DollyCali]

OUTSTANDING JOB

all pix are up & okay for me.. maybe you need to reboot? I have to do it a few times a day & I have a gig of memory & a big /powerful computer. Just starts getting sluggish & not opening things etc & I know it is time to restart