NASAMay 25, 2023

6 hours after Skylab 2 launched #OTD in 1973, the crew reached Skylab and got its first view of the damage.

The protective shield of the Orbital Workshop was missing, one of the solar arrays was gone, and the other only partially deployed. #Skylab50

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Skylab 2: “We can fix anything!”

The first installment of this mini-series discussed how Skylab, America’s first space station, ran into serious trouble immediately after launching on May 14, 1973.

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Show threadRichard Speed
@nasa Interesting Skylab angle - thanks for posting.
May 25, 2023 at 10:27pmWeb