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SKYLAB 4 MANNED FLIGHT USA |



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Gerald P. Carr Commander |


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LAUNCH : |
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14.01 GMT |
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Cape Canaveral |
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Florida / USA |
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Launch pad 39-B |
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Nov.16 / 1973 |
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10.15.05 |
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22:16:56 |


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SPACECRAFT : |
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Apollo CSM |
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LAUNCH VEHICLE : |
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Saturn IB |


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LANDING : |
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15.16 GMT |
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(USS New Orleans) |
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325 km SW of San Diego Pacific Ocean |
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Feb.08 / 1974 |

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designed by : Michael May copyright 2005 |
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MANNEDSPACEFLIGHT CHRONOLOGY |
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Flight no. 047 |
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FLIGHT DATA : |
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Inclination |
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50.04° |
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Altitude |
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415/424 km |
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Duration |
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84d01h15m |
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Orbits |
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1214 |

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Edward G. Gibson Pilot |


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Final Skylab mission with long
duration space flight record. Scientific experiments and observation of
comet Kohoutek. Some problems between crew and mission control. Four
EVA´s were conducted from the astronauts. |

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Apollo docked to Skylab |
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William R. Pogue Pilot |

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MANNED SPACE FLIGHT 1960´s 1970´s |
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credit: NASA |

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Docking to : |
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SKYLAB |
