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Skylab
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Skylab [ˈskaɪˌlæb]
n
(Astronautics) a US space station launched in May 1973 into an orbit inclined at 50° to the equatorial plane at a mean altitude of 430 kilometres (270 miles), the astronauts working there under conditions of zero gravity. It disintegrated, unmanned, in 1979, with some parts landing in the outback of Australia
[from sky + lab(oratory)]
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Noun1.Skylab - United States space station; in orbit from 1973 to 1979
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skylab [ˈskaɪlæb] Nskylab m, laboratorio m espacial
Skylab [ˈskaɪlæb] nlaboratorio spaziale


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General audiences with an affinity for NASA space programs will enjoy the collection of color photographs and charts, and a DVD has also been included that features two documentaries on the Skylab program as well as additional footage of Carr training for his mission.
He was chosen as a NASA astronaut in 1969 and worked on the Skylab Program until 1971.
In addition to providing management and direction for the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs, in later years, he became one of the leading figures in the early development of the Space Shuttle, the Skylab program, and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.
 
 
 
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