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On Mission day 25, the crew was informed that they had surpassed the Russian space endurance record set by Soyuz 11 on Salyut 1 in 1971.
Sleep Compartment. Credit Shayler
Personal Hygiene. Credit Shayler
Waste Management. Credit Shayler
Trash Airlock. Credit Shayler
Trash Airlock. Credit NASA
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“Houston, Skylab. I’d like you to be the first to know that the PLT is the proud father of a genuine flare.” Joe Kerwin
Pete’s New Way to Ride the Bike. credit Shayler
The Skylab 500. Credit Shayler
Apollo Telescope Mount
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NASA’s first priority was to get Skylab back into solar inertial attitude. This was both the coolest attitude and would point the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) solar arrays directly at the sun. Thus the crew would have the most electrical power possible with the solar wing still stuck.
Pete in the Lower Body Negative Pressure Experiment
Paul Uses Bicycle Ergometer
Paul at the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) Console
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Skylab had three bedrooms or sleep compartments, one for each astronaut aboard. To save space, the beds were arranged vertically in the quarters.
Garriott in Sleep Compartment
Skylab Toliet
Lousma in Shower
