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Skylab Collection

Background imageSkylab Collection: Skylab in orbit above Earth at the end of its mission, 1974. Creator: NASA

Skylab in orbit above Earth at the end of its mission, 1974. Creator: NASA
Skylab in orbit above Earth at the end of its mission, 1974. The Skylab space station, first launched in May 1973, and was occupied in succession by three teams of three crewmembers

Background imageSkylab Collection: Solar eruption, 10 June 10 1973. Creator: NASA

Solar eruption, 10 June 10 1973. Creator: NASA
Solar eruption, 10 June 10 1973. Spectroheliogram obtained by Skylab 2. Solar flares are giant explosions on the Sun that send energy, light and high speed particles into space

Background imageSkylab Collection: Skylab Concept by George Mueller, 1966. Creator: George E. Mueller

Skylab Concept by George Mueller, 1966. Creator: George E. Mueller
Skylab Concept by George Mueller, 1966. Sketch of Skylab, as drawn by George E. Mueller, NASA associate administrator for Manned Space Flight

Background imageSkylab Collection: Assembly, Cable Cutter, Skylab. Creator: A. B. Chance Company

Assembly, Cable Cutter, Skylab. Creator: A. B. Chance Company
When Skylab was launched in May 1973, one of the solar arrays ripped off during launch and the other became jammed under a metal strap

Background imageSkylab Collection: Command Module, Skylab 4, 1973. Creator: North American Rockwell

Command Module, Skylab 4, 1973. Creator: North American Rockwell
This is the Skylab 4 Command Module, which served as the crew cabin for going to and from Skylab, the first U.S. space station

Background imageSkylab Collection: Force Measuring Unit, Skylab, 1973. Creators: Martin Marietta, NASA

Force Measuring Unit, Skylab, 1973. Creators: Martin Marietta, NASA
This device was part of the Crew/Vehicle Disturbance experiment flown aboard the Skylab space station launched by the United States in 1973

Background imageSkylab Collection: Kerwin examining Conrad on Skylab 2, 1973. Creator: NASA

Kerwin examining Conrad on Skylab 2, 1973. Creator: NASA
Kerwin examining Conrad on Skylab 2, 1973. Skylab 2 commander Pete Conrad undergoes a dental examination by medical officer Joseph Kerwin in zero gravity

Background imageSkylab Collection: The Sun viewed with the Skylab 3 Apollo Telescope Mount, 1973. Creator: NASA

The Sun viewed with the Skylab 3 Apollo Telescope Mount, 1973. Creator: NASA
The Sun viewed with the Skylab 3 Apollo Telescope Mount, 1973. The Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) on Skylab was Americas first full-scale, manned astronomical observatory in space

Background imageSkylab Collection: Missing solar array on Skylab 2, 1973. Creator: NASA

Missing solar array on Skylab 2, 1973. Creator: NASA
Missing solar array on Skylab 2, 1973. In the first repair spacewalk, Commander Pete Conrad and medical officer Joseph Kerwin managed to restore functionality to a solar wing

Background imageSkylab Collection: Skylab Space Station cluster seen from Command Module 3, 1973. Creator: NASA

Skylab Space Station cluster seen from Command Module 3, 1973. Creator: NASA
Skylab Space Station cluster seen from Command Module 3, 1973. The Skylab space station first launched in May 1973, and was occupied in succession by three teams of three crewmembers

Background imageSkylab Collection: Last view of Skylab, 1974. Creator: NASA

Last view of Skylab, 1974. Creator: NASA
Last view of Skylab, 1974. The Skylab space station first launched in May 1973, and was occupied in succession by three teams of three crewmembers

Background imageSkylab Collection: Conrad in shower facility aboard Skylab 2, 1973. Creator: NASA

Conrad in shower facility aboard Skylab 2, 1973. Creator: NASA
Conrad in shower facility aboard Skylab 2, 1973. Skylab 2 commander Pete Conrad takes a shower in zero gravity. The Skylab space station, first launched in May 1973

Background imageSkylab Collection: The launch of Skylab 2, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1973. Artist: NASA

The launch of Skylab 2, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1973. Artist: NASA
The launch of Skylab 2, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, 1973

Background imageSkylab Collection: Sunspots and solar prominences, 1973

Sunspots and solar prominences, 1973. Image from Skylabs solar telescope. Sunspots are relatively cool areas on the Suns surface, the photosphere

Background imageSkylab Collection: X-ray image of sun, Skylab, 1970s

X-ray image of sun, Skylab, 1970s. This image shows a coronal hole. Skylab was launched on 14 May 1973 and was Americas first manned orbiting space station

Background imageSkylab Collection: False colour photograph of the sun and the moon, c1970s

False colour photograph of the sun and the moon, c1970s. Taken from the Skylab space station. Skylab was launched on 14 May 1973 and was Americas first manned orbiting space station

Background imageSkylab Collection: Large solar prominence in extreme ultraviolet light, 1973

Large solar prominence in extreme ultraviolet light, 1973. This picture taken by Skylab 4 on 19 Dec 1973, shows one of the most spectacular solar flares ever recorded

Background imageSkylab Collection: False colour image of a solar flare from Skylab, 1973

False colour image of a solar flare from Skylab, 1973. Skylab, Americas first space station launched on 14 May 1973, carried many scientific experiments

Background imageSkylab Collection: Skylab orbiting the Earth, 1970s. Creator: NASA

Skylab orbiting the Earth, 1970s. Creator: NASA
Skylab orbiting the Earth, 1970s. Launched in May 1973, Skylab was Americas first experimental space station. It contained solar arrays, an observatory, laboratory, workshop and other systems


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