LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Sat Jul 28 1973
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Skylab 3
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
Launch Time
July 28, 1973 at 7:10 AM EDT
(July 28, 1973 at 11:10 AM UTC)
Launch Window Start
July 28, 1973 at 7:10 AM EDT
(July 28, 1973 at 11:10 AM UTC)
Launch Window End
July 28, 1973 at 7:10 AM EDT
(July 28, 1973 at 11:10 AM UTC)
RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Human Exploration
- 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.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 39B