Saturn IB | Skylab 3
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Saturn IB · Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 123rd launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 1,478th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jul 28, 11:10 – Jul 28, 11:10 UTC
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Skylab 3
Skylab 3 (also known as SL-3 or SLM-2) was the second crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on July 28, 1973, 11:10:50 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Alan L. Bean, Science Pilot Owen K. Garriott and Pilot Jack R. Lousma. During their 59-day stay on the station, crew continued station repairs and conducted various scientific and medical experiments. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on September 25, 1973, 22:19:51 UTC.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Alan BeanCommander · NASA
Owen K. GarriottScience Pilot · NASA
Jack R. LousmaPilot · NASA
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- Launch of Skylab 3 (CBS) — lunarmodule5
