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This crew was the first to celebrate a new year in space 17 times as they orbited the earth and moved through the time zones.
Kohoutek
Skylab Food & Tray
Trash Air Lock over the LOX Tank
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“We and everybody on the ground thought that it was going to be a beautiful, brilliant comet. It turned out to be beautiful all right, but it was so faint that we really had to work to find it. Once we did find it, we observed a gorgeous thing: small, fainter, but gorgeous! Although we took as many pictures as we could, I don’t think our film captured its beauty.” Jerry Carr.
Decorating the Tree
Kohoutek Photo from EVA
Kouhoutek Day After Perihelion
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“Nothing was outside, three times I went out that hatch into the ‘truly great outdoors.’ When I was out there, it was a silent world, except for the whispers of my own breath. Sometimes I felt totally alone, like the world below didn’t even know I was there.” Ed Gibson.
CM Photographed During EVA
Ed Gibson at the ATM
Dr. Lubos Kohoutek speaks to the Skylab 4 crew
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“There was no strike in space by any stretch of the imagination. What could we threaten to do, go live on the moon? If any of these writers had gotten their information from just one of us, the crew or other people directly involved, responsible reporting and validity would have prevailed over expediency and sensationalism.” Ed Gibson.
Gibson Going Thru the Dome Hatch
Crew Photo
Gibson Prepares His Meal
