Saturn IB | Skylab 4
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Saturn IB · Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 124th launch · 4th this year · humanity's 1,519th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Nov 16, 14:01 – Nov 16, 14:01 UTC
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Skylab 4
Skylab 4 (also known as SL-4 or SLM-3) was the third and the last crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on November 16, 1973, 14:01:23 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Gerald P. Carr, Science Pilot Edward G. Gibson and William R. Pogue. During their 83-day stay on the station, crew performed Earth and solar observations. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on February 8, 1974, 15:16:53 UTC.
Human Exploration · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Crew
Edward GibsonScience Pilot · NASA
Gerald P. CarrCommander · NASA
William R. PoguePilot · NASA
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- Launch of Skylab 4 (CBS) — lunarmodule5
