Skylab, Outer Space (1973)

Artist/Designer: NASA

Project Location: Outer Space

Figure 1: Skylab Artist's Concept ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 )

Figure 2: Service module (top left), Command module (top right), Docking adapter (bottom left), Airlock (bottom right). ( Source | Accessed : May 12, 2022 )

Figure 3: Solar Observatory ( Source | Accessed : May 12, 2022 )

Figure 4: Orbital Workshop, Crew Quarters Installations ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 )

Figure 5: Orbital Workshop, Waste Management Compartment ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 )

Figure 6: Orbital Workshop, Sleep Compartment ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 )

Figure 7: Cutaway Views of Orbital Workshop
( Source | Accessed : May 12, 2022 )

Figure 8: Wardroom Table ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 )

Figure 9: Members of the First Skylab Crew Sample a Meal Prepared in the Wardroom ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 )

Figure 10: Airlock Module Interior ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 )

Figure 11: Airlock Module Interior ( Source | Accessed : May 5, 2022 )

Style/Period(s):
No Style/Period Assigned.

Primary Material(s):
Metal

Function(s):
Science

Related Website(s):

Skylab, NASA | Accessed : May 12, 2022

Skylab Drawings and Technical Diagrams | Accessed : May 12, 2022

The Skylab Orbital Laboratory | Accessed : May 12, 2022

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1973

Additional Information:
Publications, Texts in Print:
Compton, W. David, and Charles D. Benson. "Living and Working in Space: A History of Skylab." 1983.
Hanes, Elizabeth. "The Day Skylab Crashed to Earth: Facts About the First U.S. Space Station’s Re-Entry." History, July 16, 2019. https://www.history.com/news/the-day-skylab-crashed-to-earth-facts-about-the-first-u-s-space-stations-re-entry.
Harland, D. M.. "Skylab." Encyclopedia Britannica, July 24, 2019. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Skylab.
Maksel, Rebecca. "Making Skylab Human-Friendly." Smithsonian Magazine, May 3, 2019. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/Making-skylab-human-friendly-180971464/.
Schneider William C. and William D. Green. "The Skylab Orbital Laboratory." Advances in Space Science and Technology, Elsevier, Volume 11, 1972, Pages 267-328, ISSN 0065-3365, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-037311-6.50012-0, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780120373116500120.
Whiting, Melanie. "Skylab: America’s First Space Station." NASA, May 14, 2018. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/skylab-america-s-first-space-station

Significant Dates:
May 14, 1973: Skylab, the first U.S. space station, launched into Earth orbit
Skylab 1: May 14, 1973–July 11, 1979
Skylab 2: May 25–June 22, 1973
Skylab 3: July 28–Sept. 25, 1973
Skylab 4: Nov. 16, 1973–Feb. 8, 1974

Tags: outer space, earth orbit, space station, microgravity, skylab

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