SKYLAB IV - CREW TRAINING (KSC)
Summary
S73-34093 (6 Aug. 1973) --- Astronaut Gerald P. Carr, fully suited, Skylab 4 commander, prepares to enter spacecraft 118 (the Skylab 4 vehicle) at the start of a high altitude chamber test at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Also participating in the test were scientist-astronaut Edward G. Gibson, science pilot, and astronaut William R. Pogue, pilot. The Skylab 4 spacecraft is to be moved to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on Aug. 12, where it will be mated with the launch vehicle as a possible rescue craft for the Skylab 3 crewmen if needed. Photo credit: NASA
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17/09/1973
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NASA
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