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  2. Skylab - Wikipedia

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    Skylab was the United States' first space station, launched by NASA, [3] occupied for about 24 weeks between May 1973 and February 1974. It was operated by three trios of astronaut crews: Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4.

  3. Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test - Wikipedia

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    The Skylab Medical Experiment Altitude Test, or SMEAT, was a 56-day simulation of an American Skylab space mission from 26 July-19 September 1972 at NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston, Texas. The astronauts in the test were Bob Crippen , Karol Bobko , and William Thornton , who simulated space experiments, housekeeping and leisure ...

  4. Potassium sodium tartrate - Wikipedia

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    Larger crystals of Rochelle salt have been grown under conditions of reduced gravity and convection on board Skylab. [6] Rochelle salt crystals will begin to dehydrate when the relative humidity drops to about 30% and will begin to dissolve at relative humidities above 84%.

  5. Skylab 2 - Wikipedia

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    Skylab 2 (also SL-2 and SLM-1 [4]) was the first crewed mission to Skylab, the first American orbital space station. The mission was launched on an Apollo command and service module by a Saturn IB rocket on May 25, 1973, [ 5 ] and carried NASA astronauts Pete Conrad , Joseph P. Kerwin , Paul J. Weitz to the station.

  6. Skylab 3 - Wikipedia

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    Skylab 3 (also SL-3 and SLM-2 [2]) was the second crewed mission to the first American space station, Skylab. The mission began on July 28, 1973, with the launch of NASA astronauts Alan Bean , Owen Garriott , and Jack Lousma in the Apollo command and service module on the Saturn IB rocket, and lasted 59 days, 11 hours and 9 minutes. [ 3 ]

  7. Skylab 4 - Wikipedia

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    Skylab 4 (also SL-4 and SLM-3 [2]) was the third crewed Skylab mission and placed the third and final crew aboard the first American space station.. The mission began on November 16, 1973, with the launch of Gerald P. Carr, Edward Gibson, and William R. Pogue in an Apollo command and service module on a Saturn IB rocket from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, [3] and lasted 84 days, one hour ...

  8. Dry January iconic mocktail 'Shirley Temple' has fascinating ...

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    The Shirley Temple mocktail was first created about a century ago, but its history, ingredients and recipe are up for debate, a cocktail professional told Fox News Digital.

  9. Edward Gibson - Wikipedia

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    The American Astronautical Society's 1975 Flight Achievement Award was awarded to the Skylab 4 crew. [29] [30] Federation Aeronautique Internationale awarded the Skylab 4 crew the De La Vaulx Medal and V. M. Komarov Diploma for 1974. [31] Carr accepted the 1975 Dr. Robert H. Goddard Memorial Trophy from President Ford, awarded to the Skylab ...