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NASA Skylab Missions, Challenges
& Successes Films DVD

Price: $14.97     SKU: A265     Qty:

Skylab was America's first experimental space station. Designed for a long duration mission, Skylab program objectives were twofold: The first was to prove that humans could live and work in space for extended periods. The second was to expand our knowledge of solar astronomy well beyond Earth-based observations. Skylab as successful in all respects . Despite early mechanical difficulties, three three-man crews occupied the Skylab workshop for a total of 171 days, 13 hours. It was the site of nearly 300 scientific and technical experiments: medical experiments on humans' adaptability to zero gravity, solar observations, and detailed Earth resources experiments. The empty Skylab spacecraft returned to Earth July 11, 1979 scattering debris over the Indian Ocean and the sparsely settled region of Western Australia.

The three films that make up the Skylab collection have a total run time of 1 hour 28 minutes.

The first film is "Skylab - The First 40 Days." This film explores the early days of Skylab, detailing the challenges and mechanical issues the first crew experienced and what steps they took to overcome these difficulties and survive for the duration of the mission.

Here are some films clips of Skylab - The First 40 Days:


"4 Rooms Earth View" is the second film on this DVD. This film is a documentary exploring all three missions of Skylab, the nine astronauts who manned the missions and the events surrounding their 171 combined days aboard the space laboratory.

Here are some films clips of 4 Rooms Earth View:



"Skylab - The Second Manned Mission" is the third film on this DVD. This film portrays the second mission of Skylab which essentially was a repair mission to correct all the problems encountered by the first crew that could not be fixed without estra parts, etc. The repair work that went on in this mission allowed for the very successful third mission to occur.

Here are some films clips of Skylab - The Second Manned Mission:


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