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THE SPACE PROGRAM
The Early Years
The Mercury Program
The Gemini Program
The Apollo Program
Skylab
Skylab 1
Skylab 2
Skylab 3
Apollo-Soyuz

The Shuttle Program
Program Info
Orbiter Info
Mission Info

The Space Station
Background
Assembly
Dog Crews

Mars
Missions
Art

The Apollo Program

Skylab 2

Skylab 2 patch
Alan L. Bean
Jack R. Lousma
Owen K. Garriott

Launched: July 28, 1973
Returned: September 24, 1973
Duration: 1,427 hours, 9 minutes, 4 seconds
Orbits: 858

A second sunshield was deployed and the astronauts finally got to test the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit (AMU). They also brought live spiders so they could see what kinds of webs the spiders would spin in weightlessness.

Skylab 2 crew
Photo compliments of
Nanda's Space & Beyond

PHOTO: Skylab 2 crew in the One-G trainer Multiple Docking Adapter The prime crewmen for the Skylab 2 mission. Pictured in the One-G trainer Multiple Docking Adapter (MDA) at JSC are, left to right, Scientist-Astronaut Owen F. Garriott, science pilot; and Astronauts Jack R. Lousma and ALan L. Bean, pilot and commander, respectively. Signed photo, used with the permission of Nanda's Space and Beyond.



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