Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Scientific and Technical Information Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., 1983; in series: NASA history Series; and NASA SP ; 4208. With new introd. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
From concept through decision, 1962-1969. What to do for an encore : post Apollo plans -- From spent stage to orbital cluster, 1965-1966 -- Apollo applications : "Wednesday's child" -- A science program for manned spaceflight -- Years of uncertainty, 1967-1969 -- Development and preparations to fly, 1969-1973. Managing the design phase -- Living and working in space -- The medical experiments -- Studying the sun -- Late additions to the experiments -- Putting the pieces together -- Preparations for flight -- Launching Skylab -- The missions and results, 1973-1979. Saving Skylab -- The first mission -- The second mission -- The last mission.
Summary:
"The official record of America's first space station, this book from the NASA History Series chronicles the Skylab program from its planning during the 1960s through its 1973 launch and its conclusion in 1979. It presents definitive accounts of the project's goals and achievements as well as its use of discoveries and technology developed during the Apollo program. 1983 edition"--Provided by publisher.
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