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The Skylab space station

author: Nasa/Novapix

reference: e-sky02-31004

Image Size 300 DPI: 36 * 36 cm

This overhead view of the Skylab Space Station was taken from the Departing Skylab Command/Service Module during the Skylab 2's final fly-around inspection. The single solar panel is quite evident as well as the parasol solar shield, rigged to replace the missing micrometeoroid shield. Both the second solar panel and the micrometeoroid shield were torn away during a mishap in the original Skylab 1 liftoff and orbital insertion. 22 June 1973

Keywords for this photo:

1973 - ATMOSPHERE - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - LIMB - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - SKYLAB - SKYLAB 2 - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE - SPACE STATION -