Airlock Module
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The Airlock Module was a key component of NASA's Skylab space station, providing astronauts with a controlled environment for spacewalks and access to the vacuum of space.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Skylab component
ⓘ
space station module ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Skylab space station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Multiple Docking Adapter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orbital Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCapacityContext | supports multiple astronauts during EVA preparation ⓘ |
| deorbitedOver | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
airlock chamber
ⓘ
hatches for EVA access ⓘ life support interfaces for spacewalks ⓘ pressure control systems ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first dedicated airlock module on a U.S. space station ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1973-05-14 ⓘ |
| launchedWith | Skylab Orbital Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationInOrbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| manufacturer | McDonnell Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionDurationContext |
operational during Skylab 2 mission
ⓘ
operational during Skylab 3 mission ⓘ operational during Skylab 4 mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Skylab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides | controlled environment for spacewalks ⓘ |
| reentryDate | 1979-07-11 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Skylab solar array repair spacewalks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
extravehicular activity on Skylab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyFunction |
controlled depressurization for EVA
ⓘ
pressure isolation between station interior and space vacuum ⓘ |
| spaceProgram | Skylab program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceStationRole |
access to vacuum of space
ⓘ
airlock for extravehicular activity ⓘ |
| status | deorbited with Skylab ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
crew transfer to external work sites
ⓘ
photographic observations from outside station ⓘ |
| usedFor |
external maintenance of Skylab
ⓘ
extravehicular activity ⓘ scientific experiment deployment ⓘ |
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