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#50YearsAgo today, the Skylab 2 crew said goodbye to Skylab and prepared for their return to Earth, taking this photo of the station that had been their home for the last 26 days.

Despite the slow start on the damaged station, they had salvaged the program, managed to accomplish the majority of their science goals, and broke the space endurance record during their stay! #Skylab50

Read more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-skylab-2-astronauts-splash-down-after-record-breaking-28-day-mission
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Skylab 2 Astronauts Splash Down After Record-Breaking 28-day Mission

Skylab 2 astronauts Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Pilot Paul J. Weitz, and Science Pilot Joseph P. Kerwin, completed their record-setting 28-day mission on June 22, 1973, with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Recovery teams from the U.S.S. Ticonderoga recovered the astronauts and their spacecraft.

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Jun 22, 2023 at 3:42pmWeb
Show threadPeterBruinsFanJun 22, 2023
@nasa I’ve enjoyed the retrospective. Skylab, for me as a kid, was just something that was going to crash into the earth…lol