Saturn IB | Skylab 2
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May 25, 1973, 1 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
May 25, 1973, 1 p.m. - May 25, 1973, 1 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
May 25, 1973, 1 p.m. - May 25, 1973, 1 p.m.
Skylab 2 (also known as SL-2 or SLM-1) was the first crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on May 25, 1973, 13:00:00 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr., Science Pilot Joseph P. Kerwin and Pilot Paul J. Weitz. During their 26-day stay on the station, crew performed station repairs and conducted scientific, medical experiments, gathered solar and Earth science data. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on June 22, 1973, 13:49:48 UTC.
The Saturn IB (pronounced "one B", also known as the Uprated Saturn I) was an American launch vehicle commissioned by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the Apollo program. It replaced the S-IV second stage of the Saturn I with the much more powerful S-IVB, able to launch a partially fueled Apollo Command/Service Module (CSM) or a fully fueled Lunar Module (LM) into low Earth orbit for early flight tests before the larger Saturn V needed for lunar flight was ready.
CSM-116 was an Apollo Command & Service Module used in the Skylab 2 mission.
Apollo Command/Service Module Details
Date of
Birth: June 2, 1930
Date of Death:
June 8, 1999
Date of
Birth: Feb. 19, 1932
Age: 90
Date of
Birth: July 25, 1932
Date of Death:
Oct. 22, 2017
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