Skylab Over Earth
Explanation:
Skylab was an orbiting laboratory launched by a
Saturn V rocket in May 1973.
Skylab,
pictured above, was visited three times by
NASA astronauts
who sometimes stayed as long as two and a half months.
Many
scientific tests were performed on
Skylab,
including astronomical observations in
ultraviolet and
X-ray light.
Some of these observations yielded valuable information about
Comet Kohoutek,
our
Sun and about the
mysterious X-ray background -
radiation that comes from all over the sky.
Skylab fell back to earth on 1979 July 11.
Highlights of the 2013 Perseids Meteor Shower
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
