Space Rocket History #412 – Skylab – The Launch of Skylab 3

The crew complement for the Skylab 3 mission was 783 life forms (52 fish, 720 flies, 6 mice, 2 spiders and 3 humans), by far the largest crew yet.

Skylab 3 Astronauts. Bean, Lousma, Garriott

Leaving for the pad

Launch of Skylab 3

2 thoughts on “Space Rocket History #412 – Skylab – The Launch of Skylab 3

  1. and why is Skylab 3 the naming when the Batch reads Skylab II, as seen in the Photo “Leaving for the Pad” this is odd.