Skylab Orbital Workshop
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The Skylab Orbital Workshop was the main habitable module of NASA’s Skylab space station, providing living and working space for astronauts conducting long-duration scientific missions in Earth orbit in the 1970s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skylab | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
habitable module
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space station module ⓘ |
| apogee | approximately 455 kilometers at launch ⓘ |
| associatedMission |
Skylab 2
NERFINISHED
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Skylab 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Skylab 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewSupportSystems |
environmental control and life support system
ⓘ
exercise equipment ⓘ food preparation facilities ⓘ sleeping quarters ⓘ waste management system ⓘ water management system ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Saturn V S-IVB stage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 6.6 meters ⓘ |
| era | 1970s ⓘ |
| firstCrewArrivalDate | 1973-05-25 ⓘ |
| inclination | approximately 50 degrees ⓘ |
| lastCrewDepartureDate | 1974-02-08 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1973-05-14 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Saturn V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 24.6 meters ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 77,000 kilograms ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first U.S. space station habitable workshop
ⓘ
integrated with Apollo Telescope Mount via multiple docking adapter ⓘ large open interior volume for crew activities ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | near-circular low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | Skylab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perigee | approximately 433 kilometers at launch ⓘ |
| powerGeneration | photovoltaic solar arrays ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| pressurizedVolume | approximately 283 cubic meters ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
living quarters for astronauts
ⓘ
work area for scientific experiments ⓘ |
| program | Skylab program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reentryCause | orbital decay due to atmospheric drag ⓘ |
| reentryDate | 1979-07-11 ⓘ |
| reentryLocation | over the Indian Ocean and Western Australia ⓘ |
| scientificFacilities |
Earth resources experiment equipment
ⓘ
life sciences experiment facilities ⓘ materials science experiment racks ⓘ medical experiment equipment ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceStationRole | main habitable module of Skylab ⓘ |
| structureType | converted Saturn V upper stage ⓘ |
| totalCrewedOccupationTime | approximately 171 days ⓘ |
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