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

Posted October 19, 202300:44:13

“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...

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

Posted October 6, 202300:44:19

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...

Space Rocket History #423 – Skylab – Skylab 4 – Launch & The Vomit Bag Scandal

Posted September 22, 202300:42:49

“As we rode, the big blue eyes of Al Shepard bored into each of us looking for any sign of weakness, any indication that one of these rookies was...

Space Rocket History #422 – Skylab – Skylab 4 – Kohoutek, Experiments, Flight Prep & Training

Posted September 7, 202300:41:13

In space, on the day the second crew left Skylab, which was September 25, 1973, the orbital workshop began it’s third unmanned period.

The...

Space Rocket History #421 – Skylab – Skylab 3 – Recovery & Re-acclimation

Posted August 23, 202300:46:40

“I felt like that mission was from my viewpoint the highlight of my career, as being the best astronaut that I could be. I felt like our crew was...