Gerald P. Carr – Skylab 4
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Gerald P. Carr – Skylab 4 was the final crewed mission to the Skylab space station, commanded by astronaut Gerald P. Carr and notable for setting a then-record for the longest human spaceflight.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skylab 4 | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space mission
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Skylab program mission ⓘ crewed spaceflight mission ⓘ space station expedition ⓘ |
| commander | Gerald P. Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewMember |
Edward G. Gibson
NERFINISHED
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Gerald P. Carr NERFINISHED ⓘ William R. Pogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 3 ⓘ |
| CSMSerialNumber | CSM-118 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dockingTarget | Skylab Orbital Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EVAcount | 4 ⓘ |
| followedBy | no further crewed Skylab missions ⓘ |
| landingDate |
1974-02-08
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8 February 1974 ⓘ |
| landingMethod | splashdown ⓘ |
| landingSite | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate |
16 November 1973
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1973-11-16 ⓘ |
| launchLocation |
Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn IB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDuration |
84 days
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84 days 1 hour 16 minutes ⓘ |
| missionNumber | third crewed Skylab mission ⓘ |
| missionType |
Earth observation mission
ⓘ
long‑duration space station mission ⓘ microgravity research mission ⓘ solar observation mission ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
crew reported workload and scheduling issues early in the mission
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mission contributed data on human adaptation to long‑duration spaceflight ⓘ |
| orbitalInclination | 50 degrees ⓘ |
| partOf | Skylab program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilot | William R. Pogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Skylab 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjectives |
Earth resources observations
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medical studies of long‑duration spaceflight ⓘ solar astronomy observations ⓘ technology experiments ⓘ |
| programOutcome | helped validate feasibility of long‑duration human spaceflight ⓘ |
| recordHeld | longest human spaceflight at the time of the mission ⓘ |
| recoveryShip | USS New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reentryVehicle | Apollo command module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sciencePilot | Edward G. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequenceInProgram | final crewed Skylab mission ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraft | Apollo CSM-118 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceStationVisited | Skylab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalEVAtime | 22 hours 21 minutes ⓘ |
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