1973: Skylab 3 (NASA)

Skylab 3 was the second manned mission to Skylab. The Skylab 3 mission started 28 July 1973, with the launch of three astronauts on the Saturn IB rocket, and lasted 59 days, 11 hours and 9 minutes.

A total of 1,084.7 astronaut utilisation hours were tallied by Skylab 3 astronauts performing scientific experiments in the areas of medical activities, solar observations, Earth resources and other experiments.

The crew was Alan L. Bean (Commander), Jack R. Lousma (Pilot) and Owen K. Garriott (Science Pilot)

Music: Chopin - D-flat major prelude (no. 15)

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[joecoyote42]

This was an amazing mission that sparked the imaginations of millions of school kids to chase their dreams and study the sciences. I remember this mission well, and now I teach science and actually do scientific work in botany, zoology, genetics and solar power. All my work goes into trying to save my little corner of the planet.

[jaworskij]

What a waste of $...3 or 4 missions lasting a month each...then splashdown to Earth...Why can't we just get the hi-tech stuff released and fly off into other star systems already?

[lcs1956]

Some of this video is from the payload bay of the space shuttle, not Skylab. 

[johnson1095]

GOD i wish that Skylab was around today! :(

[FantasticBob7000]

@GGE47 It's crazy how time flies, huh? I was 10 years old when Skylab fell back down from orbit, and then Voyager 1 reached Jupiter that same year. I was sad about there being no US manned space flights until I turned 12 and the Shuttle first flew. Now 30 years later it's got only one flight left.

At least life has been a good trip so far, we have lived in interesting times.

Peace.

[GGE47]

@FantasticBob7000 I am now 63.I was 22 when the first men landed on the moon in July,1969.I have been following space since the Russians launched Sputnik.The things I could only dream of in the "50s I saw happen in the '60s.The first Skylab crew had some repairs to do on the Skylab before they could live in it.It was damaged during launch.

[FantasticBob7000]

@GGE47 How old were you?

I'm told I watched the first moon landing on TV but I was the size of a bread loaf so I don't remember :)

[GGE47]

I saw this crew pass over where I live in August,1973.

[FantasticBob7000]

It took the Saturn V to lift that behemoth station into orbit. It's huge, the shuttle would need 3 launches to get it all up in pieces.

[crunkteezy]

this video is about skylab 3