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| Mission Name: Skylab II (SLM-2) | Vehicle: Skylab 3 |
| Mission Number: SL-3 (AS-207) | 28 July - 25 September 1973 |
Crew:
Backup Crew:
Vance
D. Brand, Commander
Don L.
Lind, Pilot
William
B. Lenoir, Science Pilot
Launch:
Pad: 39-B
Date: 28 July 1973
Time: 11:11:00 UTC
Flight:
Orbits: 858
Duration: 59 days, 11 hours, 9 minutes, 4 seconds
EVA #1: 6 August - 6 hours, 31 minutes
EVA #2: 24 August - 4 hours, 31 minutes
EVA #3: 22 September - 2 hours, 41 minutes
Landing:
Location: Pacific Ocean
Vessel: USS
New Orleans (LPH-11)
Date: 25 September 1973
Time: 22:20:04 UTC
Performed 1,081 hours of experiments, and 3 EVAs totaling 13 hours, 43 minutes. All three astronauts initially suffered motion sickness, but overall their health faired better than the Skylab I crew.
The command module is currently on display at the visitor center of the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, OH.