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Jun 29

Space Rocket History #392 – Skylab – Let’s Call it Skylab

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On February 1970, Nasa announced that the AAP had been renamed.  America’s first space station would enter the history books as Skylab.

Mockup of LM Apollo Telescope Mount. Credit Shayler

AAP Cluster Experiments for Wet OWS. Credit Shayler

OWS-                           Waste Mgmt.(left). Food Mgmt.(right). Credit Shayler

Jun 15

Space Rocket History #391 – Skylab – Pre-history – Apollo Applications Program

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The Apollo Applications Program (AAP) was created in 1966 by NASA headquarters to develop science-based human spaceflight missions using hardware developed for the Apollo program.

The SSESM Concept. Credit Shayler

AAP Mission Using Modified LM. Credit Lockheed

1967 Concept of the AAP Cluster