Skylab 2

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space station
gptkbp:communicationEquipment S-band
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Owen_Garriott
gptkb:Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:William_Pogue
gptkb:Jack_Lousma
gptkbp:crewSize 3
gptkbp:electrification solar panels
gptkbp:flora 90 m³
gptkbp:height 6.7 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Skylab 2
gptkbp:internationalCooperation none
gptkbp:landingGear gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:launchDate July 28, 1973
11:00 UTC
gptkbp:launched July 1973
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
100,000 kg
gptkbp:launchVehicle Saturn IB
gptkbp:length 24.1 meters
gptkbp:mission manned
low_Earth_orbit
gptkbp:missions gptkb:Houston,_Texas
59 days
gptkbp:notableEvent first American space station mission
first long-duration spaceflight by Americans
first use of a space station for scientific research.
gptkbp:operatedBy NASA
gptkbp:operationalStatus completed
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer data analysis ongoing
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Skylab_1
gptkbp:renovated splashdown
gptkbp:respondsTo September 25, 1973
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:ATM_(Apollo_Telescope_Mount)
gptkb:SBS_(Skylab_Biomedical_Experiment)
gptkb:PSE_(Postflight_Science_Experiment)
gptkb:MDA_(Multiple_Docking_Adapter)
microgravity research
biomedical studies
solar observations
test life support systems
earth observations
conduct experiments in microgravity
study solar phenomena
observe_Earth_from_space
gptkbp:secondaryMission gptkb:Skylab_3
gptkb:Skylab_4
gptkb:Skylab_2
3
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Skylab_3
gptkbp:width 6.7 meters