SKYLAB 1 - ORBITAL WORKSHOP MATING

[72-H-1340]

  • Photo Number: 72-H-1340

  • Release Date: 04-Oct-1972

  • Keywords: SATURN V LAUNCH VEHICLE,SKYLAB 1,ORBITAL WORKSHOP,MATING,VAB HIGH BAY
    • Description: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The Skylab Orbital Workshop is shown in the High Bay Area of the Vehicle Assembly Building in preparation for mating with the SII Stage of its Saturn V launch vehicle. NASA will place an embryonic space station- the Skylab cluster-into Earth orbit in 1973. The Skylab Program objectives are to carry out a broad spectrum of experimental investigations and to gain a better understanding of the requirements for a permanent man-made platform in space. Emphasis is being placed on a series of medical experiments associated with the extension of manned space flight, a group of high resolution solar astronomy experiments at the short wavelengths not directly observable from the surface of the Earth, and a series of Earth survey experiments.

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