Skylab reached orbit on 14 May 1973, but the achievement almost ended before anyone could live aboar...
In May 1973, Skylab reached orbit with its heat shield torn away, one solar wing gone and the other jammed, leaving America’s first space station at roughly 54°C — so engineers built a parasol in days and astronauts carried it up to save the laboratory
Skylab reached orbit on 14 May 1973, but the achievement almost ended before anyone could live aboard it. During launch, the shield wrapped around the...
Author: Space Daily
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