Skylab program Skylab program :Skylab is also the name of a research station at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skylab"
Skylab 2 or SL-2 was the first human spaceflight mission to Skylab, the first U.S. orbital space station. The mission was launched on a Saturn IB rocket. The name also refers to the vehicle used for that mission. Skylab 2 established a record for human spaceflight duration. (Skylab 2 was sometimes called Skylab 1, but this name properly refers to the unmanned launch of the space station itself.) ...more on Wikipedia about "Skylab 2"
Skylab 3 or SL-3 was the second manned mission to Skylab. The Skylab 3 mission started July 28, 1973, with the launch of three astronauts on the Saturn IB rocket, and lasted 59 days, 11 hours and 9 minutes. A total of 1,084.7 astronaut-utilization hours were tallied by Skylab 3 astronauts performing scientific experiments in the areas of medical activities, solar observations, Earth resources and other experiments. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skylab 3"
Skylab 4 or SL-4 was the fourth Skylab mission and placed the third crew on board. It started November 16, 1973, with the launch of three astronauts on a Saturn IB rocket, and lasted 84 days, 1 hours and 16 minutes. A total of 6,051 astronaut-utilization hours were tallied by Skylab 4 astronauts performing scientific experiments in the areas of medical activities, solar observations, Earth resources, observation of the Comet Kohoutek and other experiments. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skylab 4"
The Skylab Rescue mission was a backup contingency for a rescue flight to the Skylab space station. The Saturn IB rocket, AS-208 was assembled in the Vertical Assembly Building at Launch Complex 39 for possible use. It used a modified Command Module that was to be launched with a crew of 2. The standard Skylab Command Module accommodates a crew of three with storage lockers on the aft bulkhead for resupply of experiment film and other equipment as well as the return of exposed film, data tapes and experiment samples. To convert the standard CM to a rescue vehicle, the storage lockers are removed and replaced with two crew couches in order to seat five crewmen. Each Skylab Rescue vehicle was used for the next flight. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skylab Rescue"
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