The Skylab program - An overview

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Skylab Program, Spacecraft Configurations, Technology Assessment, Experiment Design, Flight Training, Long Term Effects, Manned Space Flight, Satellite Attitude Control, Space Maintenance, Spacecraft Cabin Atmospheres, Spacecraft Contamination, Spacecraft Power Supplies

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A brief survey is made of significant aspects of the Skylab missions, with emphasis on atmospheric control, electrical power, stabilization and attitude control, prevention of instrument contamination, habitability of the spacecraft, in-flight maintenance and repair, and crew training. Skylab, unlike previous manned spacecraft, had a two-gas atmosphere of oxygen and nitrogen. The station's 25-kW capability was the largest electrical system ever flown in space. Skylab was the first flight application of large control-moment gyroscopes for attitude control. The missions provided significant scientific data in the fields of solar physics, biomedicine, earth resources, and materials processing. Particularly important was the finding of no physical limitation to men's ability to work in space for long periods.

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