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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulHuman ExplorationSaturn IB
Launched 1973-07-28 11:10:50 UTCLaunch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
56th
orbital launch attempt in 1973
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
3rd
launch this year
Launch Complex 39B
2nd
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
63 d 22 h
since the pad's previous launch
Skylab 3 (also known as SL-3 or SLM-2) was the second crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on July 28, 1973, 11:10:50 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Alan L. Bean, Science Pilot Owen K. Garriott and Pilot Jack R. Lousma. During their 59-day stay on the station, crew continued station repairs and conducted various scientific and medical experiments. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on September 25, 1973, 22:19:51 UTC.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
43.2m
Diameter
6.6m
To low Earth orbit
21,000kg
Liftoff thrust
7,100kN
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