Orbital Workshop
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Orbital Workshop was the main habitable module of NASA’s Skylab space station, providing living and working space for astronauts during America’s first long-duration missions in orbit.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
habitable module
ⓘ
space station module ⓘ |
| agencyProgram | Apollo Applications Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| apogee | approximately 435 kilometers ⓘ |
| constructedFrom | converted Saturn V S-IVB stage ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacity | 3 ⓘ |
| crewTransportationVehicle | Apollo Command and Service Module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deorbited | 1979-07-11 ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 6.6 meters ⓘ |
| endOfCrewedUse | 1974-02-08 ⓘ |
| hasDockingPort | Apollo Command and Service Module docking adapter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSection |
airlock module connection
ⓘ
living quarters deck ⓘ workshop deck ⓘ |
| inclination | approximately 50 degrees ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 24.6 meters ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 77,000 kilograms ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the main habitable module of Skylab
ⓘ
supporting America’s first long-duration missions in orbit ⓘ |
| numberOfCrewedMissions | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | Skylab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfMission |
Skylab 2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skylab 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Skylab 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perigee | approximately 430 kilometers ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| provided |
environmental control and life support
ⓘ
exercise equipment ⓘ galley and food preparation area ⓘ living quarters for astronauts ⓘ sleeping compartments ⓘ waste management facilities ⓘ work areas for experiments ⓘ |
| spaceStation | Skylab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfService | 1973-05-25 ⓘ |
| successorSpaceStation | Space Shuttle–supported missions to other stations (indirectly leading to ISS) ⓘ |
| totalTimeOccupiedByCrew | about 171 days ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Earth observation
ⓘ
astronaut habitation ⓘ long-duration human spaceflight ⓘ microgravity research ⓘ scientific experiments ⓘ solar astronomy ⓘ |
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