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Skylab

NASA / MSFC · 1973-05-01 · photograph (digital archive)

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This photograph was taken in the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Neutral Buoyancy Simulator (NBS) during the testing of an emergency procedure to deploy a twin-pole sunshade to protect the orbiting workshop from overheating due to the loss of its thermal shield. The spacecraft suffered damage to its sunshield during its launch on May 14, 1973.

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SkylabEmergency ProcedureTwin-PoleSunshadeNeutral Buoyancy SimulatorNBS
Credit lineSkylab. NASA/MSFC, 1973-05-01. Public domain. ID: 7040523.
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