Skylab 4
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| Missionsnavn: | Skylab 4 | ||||
| Rumagentur: | NASA | ||||
| Løfteraket: | Saturn IB SA-208 | ||||
| Antal besætningsmedlemmer: | 3 | ||||
| Affyringsrampe: | Kennedy Rumcenter, Florida LC 39B | ||||
| Opsendelse: | 16. november 1973 14:01:23 UTC | ||||
| Landing: | 8. februar 1974 15:16:53 UTC | ||||
| Landet på: | Stillehavet 31°18′N 119°48′V / 31.300°N 119.800°V | ||||
| Varighed: | 84 d 1 t 15 min 30 s | ||||
| Antal kredsløb: | 1.214 | ||||
| Apogæum: | 437 km | ||||
| Perigæum: | 422 km | ||||
| Kredsløbets inklination: | 50°,0 | ||||
| Tilbagelagt afstand: | ~55.500.000 km | ||||
| Foto af besætningen | |||||
 V-H: Carr, Gibson, Pogue | |||||
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Gerald Carr bruger William Pogue til vægtløftning.
Skylab 4 eller SL-4 var den tredje og sidste flyvning til den amerikanske rumstation Skylab. Ved opsendelsen blev der anvendt en Saturn IB-raket.
Oprindeligt skulle den tredje mission have heddet Skylab 3, men da NASA's ledelse valgte at den ubemandede opsendelse af Skylab-rumstationen skulle betegnes Skylab 1, blev missionsnumrene rykket. På det tidspunkt var missionsemblemerne designet, derfor havde Skylab 4-besætningen Skylab 3-mærker på. Tretallet er integreret i emblemet, og kunne ikke umiddelbart erstattes af et firtal.
Oversat fra svensk Wikipedia.
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Carr i Pogue..jpg
Astronaut Gerald P. Carr, Commander for the Skylab 4 mission, jokingly demonstrates weight training in zero-gravity as he balances astronaut William R. Pogue, pilot, upside down on his finger.
Astronaut Gerald P. Carr, Commander for the Skylab 4 mission, jokingly demonstrates weight training in zero-gravity as he balances astronaut William R. Pogue, pilot, upside down on his finger.
Skylab4 crew.jpg
These three men are the prime crewmen for the Skylab 4 mission. Pictured in their flight suits with a globe and a model of the Skylab space station are, left to right, Astronaut Gerald P. Carr, commander; Scientist-Astronaut Edward G. Gibson, science pilot; and Astronaut William R. Pogue, pilot.
These three men are the prime crewmen for the Skylab 4 mission. Pictured in their flight suits with a globe and a model of the Skylab space station are, left to right, Astronaut Gerald P. Carr, commander; Scientist-Astronaut Edward G. Gibson, science pilot; and Astronaut William R. Pogue, pilot.
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This is the emblem for the third manned Skylab mission.
This is the emblem for the third manned Skylab mission.
- It will be a mission of up to 56 days. Skylab is an experimental space station consisting of a 100-ton laboratory complex in which medical, scientific and technological experiments will be performed in Earth orbit. The members of the crew will be astronaut Gerald P. Carr, commander; scientist-astronaut Edward G. Gibson, science pilot; and astronaut William R. Pogue, pilot.
- The symbols in the patch refer to the three major areas of investigation proposed in the mission.
- The tree represents man's natural environment and relates directly to the Skylab mission objectives of advancing the study of Earth resources.
- The hydrogen atom, as the basic building block of the universe, represents man's exploration of the physical world, his application of knowledge, and his development of technology. Since the sun is composed primarily of hydrogen, it is appropriate that the symbol refers to the solar physics mission objectives.
- The human silhouette represents mankind and the human capacity to direct technology with a wisdom tempered by regard for his natural environment. It also directly relates to the Skylab medical studies of man himself.
- The rainbow, adopted from the Biblical story of the flood, symbolizes the promise that is offered man. It embraces man and extends to the tree and the hydrogen atom emphasizing man's pivotal role in the conciliation of technology with nature.