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Skylab
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About this work
This artist's concept depicts the separation of the Skylab payload shroud. The payload shroud was both an environmental shield and an aerodynamic fairing. Attached to the forward end of the fixed airlock shroud, it protected the airlock, the docking adapter, and the solar observatory before and during launch. It also provided structural support for the solar observatory in the launch configuration.
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Credit lineSkylab. NASA/MSFC, 1971-01-01. Public domain. ID: 0101587.
