| NASA Center: |
Marshall Space Flight Center |
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| Image # : |
7040525 |
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| Date : |
5/1/1973
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Title
Seamstresses Stitch a Sun-Shade for Skylab
Full Description
Two seamstresses stitch together a sun-shade for the Skylab Orbital Workshop,
the first United States Experimental space station in orbit, which lost its
thermal protection shield during the launch on May 14, 1973. Without the heat
shield, the temperature inside the Orbital Workshop became dangerously high,
rendering the workshop uninhabitable and threatening the interior insulation and
adhesive to deteriorate.
Marshall engineers and scientists worked tirelessly around the clock to develop
an emergency repair procedure. The Skylab crew and the repair kits were launched
just 11 days after the incident. The crew successfully deployed the twin-pole
sail parasol sun-shade during their EVA (Extravehicular Activity) the next day.
Keywords
Seamstress Sun-shade Skylab Orbital Workshop
Subject Category
Skylab,
Reference Numbers
- Center:
MSFC
- Center Number:
7040525
- GRIN DataBase Number:
GPN-2000-000050
Source Information
- Creator/Photographer: NASA
- Original Source: DIGITAL
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