Saturn IB | Skylab 2
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Saturn IB · Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 122nd launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 1,457th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 25, 13:00 – May 25, 13:00 UTC
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Skylab 2
Skylab 2 (also known as SL-2 or SLM-1) was the first crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on May 25, 1973, 13:00:00 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr., Science Pilot Joseph P. Kerwin and Pilot Paul J. Weitz. During their 26-day stay on the station, crew performed station repairs and conducted scientific, medical experiments, gathered solar and Earth science data. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on June 22, 1973, 13:49:48 UTC.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Pete ConradCommander · NASA
Joseph P. KerwinScience Pilot · NASA
Paul J. WeitzPilot · NASA
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- Launch of Skylab 2 (ABC) — lunarmodule5
