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"Skylab: An Adventure in Science and Photography."
This leaflet gives an overview of types of film and camera systems being used in photography and observations on Skylab, the first space station launched by the United States. -
"Apollo Telescope Mount Fact Sheet."
This fact sheet contains information related to the Apollo Telescope Mount, or ATM, which allows scientists to look at the activity of the sun through the fogging effects of the earth's atmosphere. -
"Press release : NASA starts development on ATM."
Press release describing NASA's plans to begin manned missions set to begin in 1968. -
Skylab Reuse Diagrams.
These diagrams depict potential options for reuse of the Skylab habitat for the Space Shuttle program. -
"Skylab" Poster.
This poster is a comprehensive depiction of the Skylab space habitat as a whole, as well as a general summary of the Skylab program as a whole, including descriptions of the roles and responsibilities of the organizations involved in the Skylab program. -
NASA "m!ssion report 'Man Still Matters' - The Story of The First Skylab Mission."
This article describes the scientific importance of the Skylab missions, and specifically focuses on the importance of having the Skylab program be a manned series of missions, as opposed to unmanned. -
NASA "m!ssion report The Second Skylab Mission."
This article describes the scientific importance of the Skylab missions, and specifically focuses on the earth resources and Apollo Telescope data which the Skylab 3 crew brought back. -
"skylab 3 SCIENCE & ENGINEERING IN ORBIT" brochure.
This brochure describes the duties and responsibilities of the Skylab 3 crew, including experiments and repairs. -
"SKYLAB WORKING ON A NEW FRONTIER."
This article describes the technical aspects of all of the Skylab missions, with a focus on readability for the public. -
Skylab "MSFC SKYLAB NEUTRAL BUOYANCY SIMULATOR" Technical MEMORANDUM.
This report describes the importance of the Neutral Buoyancy Simulator for preparing the Skylab astronauts to work in space. -
"Final Crew System Corollary Experiment Input to the Skylab Final Mission Evaluation Report."
This report describes the experiments onboard Skylab, what the data the experiments gather indicates, and the equipment that the experiments utilize. This includes the spider experiment. -
"MSFC SKYLAB CREW SYSTEMS MISSION EVALUATION."
This is a hardware evaluation and assessment of the skylab habitat systems based on the feedback from the Skylab crews. -
"Skylab 4 Systems Debrief Transcript."
This is a series of interviews with the crew of Skylab 4. The interviews focus on the onboard systems and equipment. -
"APOLLO TELESCOPE MOUNT SEQUENTIAL FLOW PLAN."
This is a manual that describes the handling and use of the Apollo Telescope Mount prior to launch. -
"Skylab Experiments Volume 1 Physical Science, Solar Astronomy Information for Teachers."
This is a workbook for science teachers to create lesson plans around. -
"Human Factor: ATM/Skylab."
The "Skylab" in the title was a later addition. This is a summary of the human factor aspects of the Apollo Applications space habitat. -
"Skylab Mission Commentary 5/14/73 1:10 CST 18:04 GET 5:32 MC27/1" - "Skylab Mission Commentary 5/15/73 1:20 CST MC38/1."
This mission commentary depicts the initial discovery of Skylab 1's Orbital Workshop Solar arrays not deploying as intended. -
"Skylab Mission Commentary 5/14/73 1:10 CST 18:04 GET 5:32 MC27/1" - "Skylab Mission Commentary 5/15/73 1:20 CST MC38/1."
This mission commentary depicts NASA's attempts to alleviate some of the temperature issues caused by the broken micrometeoroid shield on Skylab 1. -
"SL-II MC-81/1 Time: 11:44 a.m. CDT, 1:03:44 GET 5/26/73" - "SL-II MC-88/1 Time: 1:34 p.m. CDT 1:05:34 GET 5/26/73."
This mission commentary depicts the Skylab 2 crew trying to resolve a low temperature problem in the scientific airlock. The commentary also depicts the Astronaut assessment of the Orbital Workshop high temperature problems. -
"SL-II MC-97/1 Time: 3:23 p.m. CDT, 1:07:23 GET 5/26/73" - "SL-II MC-101/2 Time: 4:56 p.m. CDT 1:08:56 GET 5/26/73."
This mission commentary primarily depicts the Skylab 2 crew discussing the deployment of the parasol for the alleviation of temperature pressures. The Skylab 2 crew is also depicted making the preparations for the deployment of the solar parasol. -
"Time: 17:15 p.m. CDT, 1:09:15 GET SL-II MC102/1 5/26/73" - "SL-II MC-108/1 Time: 19:53 p.m. CDT 1:11:53 GET 5/26/73."
This mission commentary primarily depicts the Skylab 2 crew unpacking and assembling the solar parasol. The Skylab 2 crew is also depicted deploying the solar parasol. -
"SL-II MC-616/1 Time: 20:41 CDT, 14:01:41 GMT 6/6/73" - "SL-II MC-630/1 Time: 07:57 CDT, 14:12:57 GMT 6/7/73."
This mission commentary primarily depicts the Skylab 2 crew working on, and maintaining the Apollo Telescope Mount systems. -
"The Skylab Student Project."
Students involved in the student experiment selection are: Bochsler, Daniel C., Converse, Vincent W., Crites, Troy A., Dunlap, W. Brian, Hamilton, John C., Hopfield, Alison, Jackson, Kathy L., Johnston, Roger G., Leventhal, Jeanne L., Meister, Todd A., Miles, Judith S., Peltz, Cheryl A., Quist, Terry C., Reihs, Joe W., Schlack, Donald W., Wordekemper, Joel G., Shannon, Neal W., Staehle, Robert L., Zmolek, Joe B. Students whose experiments were held in consideration for future programs are Stein, Keith L., Brandt, Kent M., McGee, Keith, Sherhart, Kirk M., Merkel, Gregory A., Healy, James E.