sl-sl2_v_bw_o_n (MSFC photo no. 0-40526)

Rigging of the protective shields for Skylab was rehearsed many times in the neutral buoyancy simulator. Here, a shield made of netting (for simulation only) is being rigged underwater to determine the problems that would be encountered in space.

 

history.nasa.gov/SP-400/p55.jpg

 

history.nasa.gov/SP-400/ch3.htm

Credit: NASA History website, specifically "SP-400: Skylab, Our First Space Station"

 

Additional informative reading:

 

www.spacesafetymagazine.com/space-exploration/skylab/plan...

Credit: Space Safety Magazine website

 

And - appropriately enough - this being an MSFC photo:

 

"The second manned Skylab crew was launched on July 28, 1973. In addition to continuing the Skylab science program, the crew had to replace the parasol sunshade with the Marshall sail when the temperature inside the workshop started rising again. On August 6, with Astronaut Alan Bean standing by inside the workshop, Astronauts Owen Garriott, and Jack Lousma exited the Skylab space station and successfully erected the Marshall twin-pole solar shield."

 

history.msfc.nasa.gov/skylab/skylab_planning.html

Credit: MSFC History Office website

 

 

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