SKYLAB 1 - SATURN V LIFTOFF

[KSC-73P-0313]

  • Photo Number: KSC-73P-0313

  • Release Date: 14-May-1973

  • Keywords: SKYLAB 1,LIFTOFF,SATURN V LAUNCH VEHICLE
    • Description: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - A modified Saturn V rocket, topped by the Skylab space station, lifted off at 1:30 p.m. EDT, May 14, 1973, from Complex 39A, ten minutes later the 100 ton space station reached orbit, where it will be visited by three astronaut crews during the next eight months. The first crew, consisting of Charles Conrad, Jr., mission commander; Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin, science pilot; and Paul J. Weitz, pilot, will live and work in Skylab nearly a month. NASA directs the Skylab Program, which is designed to gain new knowledge in space for improving life on Earth. Its investigations and experiments will help develop new methods of learning about the Earth's environment and resources. It also will examine man's ability to live and work in space for extended periods, and provide new information about the Sun. On June 12, at the end of the 28 day mission, the astronauts will return to Earth, splashing down in the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 800 miles southwest of San Diego, CA. Two additional manned visits to Skylab- each spanning 56 days-will follow in August and November.

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