Al Bean at the ATM solar telescope controls. NASA image. #Skylab

Space Center Houston unveils a 50-year-old time capsule from Skylab, revealing untouched artifacts from America's first space station training module. fox26houston.com/news/skylab-ti…

#OTD in 1973, Skylab II astronauts Owen Garriott and Alan Bean conducted an EVA to change out film for return to Earth. After all, how better to celebrate the first day of autumn than with a brisk walk outside?

#OTD in 1973, the second Skylab crew returned to Earth after 59 days and 24.5 million miles in space. Alan Bean piloted away from Skylab with an Apollo spacecraft with half of its main maneuvering thrusters shut down. As one does. #Supercrew nasa.gov/feature/skylab…

There's an article in Scientificamerican about how Jonny Kim is one of fewer than a dozen people to serve in the military, have medical experience and become an astronaut. In an even rarer coincidence, he shares initials with the first – Joe Kerwin. scientificamerican.com/article/jonny-…

Earlier this year, @johnmulnix invited @EmilyLCarney, Dwight Boniecki and I to talk about NASA Skylab for his Space Shot podcast, and now you can hear it! I had so much fun recording this; space history conversations should always be so rollicking. #Skylab thespaceshot.fireside.fm/441

Would you rather have freeze-dried or oven-roasted? 🍗 #OTD in 1973, Skylab 4 astronauts Gerry Carr (right), Ed Gibson (left and upside down), and Bill Pogue were the first to celebrate Thanksgiving in space, enjoying two large meals for dinner after a 6.5 hour spacewalk.

My publisher is making posts about Skylab that have nothing to do with me, and this is awesome but I'm also a little jealous. I thought we had something special.

#OTD in 1976, NASA donated the last two Saturn V rockets for museum display (the second-best place they could be).

Superman has brought NASA Skylab safety down from space at least once in the past. The #Superman movie is being released ON THE ANNIVERSARY of #Skylab's reentry. Clearly, this is a major clue about the movie.

It’s officially Christmas when my brother brings out the Skylab chocolates!

Skylab's GMT time zone meant that they were a bit early to start Christmas - also the birthday of their boss, Skylab program Director William C. Schneider! #Skylab50 #SkylabOTD

“I wish for all the world a most fruitful and peaceful day.” — Commander Jerry Carr, celebrating #Christmas📷  on #Skylab #OTD 51 years ago. youtube.com/watch?v=p36s4G…

The NASA administrator nominee is only one degree of separation from Skylab, and I approve of that.

OTD, the crew surpassed a spaceflight record, and got some good feedback from their boss, Deke Slayton. #Skylab50 #SkylabOTD

What was the Isaac Hayes hit That was a Skylab wake-up call 43 years ago today? Shaft! We can dig it! history.nasa.gov/wakeup%20calls…

When it comes to answers to what do you want to do when you grow up, “scientist aviator surgeon author inventor astronaut” isn’t half bad. Happy birthday to Joe Kerwin, science-pilot for the first #Skylab crew!

In this episode, Francis French (he/him) tells so many great stories – one of which is about #Skylab! You should listen!

17 October 1926. Birth of Karl Gordon Henize, Ph.D., (d. 5 October 1993). American astronomer, space scientist and NASA astronaut. Backup support crew for Apollo 15 and Skylab 2, 3, and 4. Mission specialist on STS-51-F and flew on Shuttle Challenger in July/August 1985.

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