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Skylab 3

Saturn IBNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 39B
Saturday, July 28, 1973 · 11:10 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Saturn IB

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Launches147
Successes122

Provider

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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USA • Founded 1958

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and...

Mission Brief

Skylab 3 (also known as SL-3 or SLM-2) was the second crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on July 28, 1973, 11:10:50 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Alan L. Bean, Science Pilot Owen K. Garriott and Pilot Jack R. Lousma. During their 59-day stay on the station, crew continued station repairs and conducted various scientific and medical experiments. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on September 25, 1973, 22:19:51 UTC.

PayloadSkylab 3
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerSkylab
Stages0
PadLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

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Launch Site

Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

LAUNCH SITE
28.627°N, 80.621°W

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.