Pioneers of Spaceflight: The Collection of Rob Sumowski
Skylab
Skylab was a 100-ton space station launched into Earth orbit in 1973. The first manned mission to Skylab, Skylab 2, spent 28 days at the space station repairing launch-related damage and beginning Skylab’s tenure as a working space station. The second manned mission, Skylab 3, was launched on July 28 and lasted 59 days. The third crew of Skylab was launched on November 16 and manned Skylab for 84 days. This was the final crew to man the space station. After a gradual decrease in its orbit, the Skylab space station finally succumbed to the forces of gravity, re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere in July 1979. During reentry, the burning debris streaked across the sky near southeastern Australia.
Skylab flown artifact
Signed Skylab 1 Beta Cloth
Crew-signed Skylab 2 Beta Cloth
Crew-signed and wives-signed Skylab wives patch
Crew-signed Skylab 3 Beta Cloth
Skylab stamps signed by Jack Lousma
Skylab rollout signed by Ed Gibson
Skylab SL-I launch signed by Jack Lousma
Skylab SL-I launch signed by Jack Lousma
Skylab signed by Paul Weitz and Owen Garriott
Skylab signed by Paul Weitz and Owen Garriott
Alan LaVern Bean, Skylab II
Skylab signed by Jack Lousma
View from orbit signed by Jack Lousma
Skylab signed by crew of Skylab III (SL-4)
Skylab signed by crew of Skylab III (SL-4)
Skylab signed by crew of Skylab III (SL-4)
Skylab signed by crew of Skylab III (SL-4)
Skylab signed by Jack Lousma
Skylab signed by Jack Lousma
Skylab signed by "Gentleman Jack" Lousma
Skylab signed by Joe Kerwin
Skylab signed by Jack Lousma
Skylab wives patch signed by Jack and Gratia Lousma
Skylab II Wives patch signed by wives