Skylab Space

Skylab A 1972 Explanation of the Skylab program highlighting its
goals in advancing the understanding of the earth

1968 Zero G Waste Management Tests
Filmed inside the KC-138 (Vomit Comet) of human bodily waste functions. Audio is from a management conference discussing waste management.

Integrated Medical and Behavioral Laboratory Measurement System.
These medical experiments to understand the effects of spaceflight on
the human body, such as blood circulation, breathing, and food consumption in
zero gravity.

1967 Test Firing Stages S-1B-208.
Test firing a rocket stage involves igniting its
engines while the vehicle is held securely on the ground, a process called a
static fire test.

Spacecraft Stabilization & Control Edgar Kersey explains the method of
maintaining a spacecraft's orientation in space.

Skylab Space Experiments.
An overall pre-flight presentation of the various experiments to be performed on Skylab.

UV Stellar Astronomy Skylab Experiment S019 - Ultraviolet Stellar Astronomy
presented by Dr. Karl G. Henize.

Skylab S-190 Experiment Review. A series of Earth resources observation experiments conducted from the Skylab space station.

AMU Discussion Ed Whitsett.
The purpose was to evaluate its maneuverability and control of a a nitrogen-powered, jet-propelled backpack.

S-IVB Workshop Transfer Training
Early tests of the practicalities of transferring equipment between sections of the orbital workshop.

Experiment S191 Infrared Spectrometer
Thomas Barnett explains the manually pointed
instrument on the Skylab space station designed for Earth resource observation.

1972 SMEAT 16mm & TV.
The complete 16mm footage taken during the Skylab Medical and Altitude Tests (SMEAT). Additionally a TV kinescope featuring blood testing is included.

1971 Skylab Zero-G Food Test
KC-135 flights whereby eating tests were conducted utilizing the planned Skylab food dispensers.

SL-1 Rollout 16mm.
Various views of the SL-1 rocket being rolled out of the VAB to launch pad LC-39A.

SL-1 CCTV Rollout
CCTV footage of the SL-1 rollout to pad LC-39A. Included is the press conference on site given by NASA management.

SL-1 Payload Flow & Inspection Press Conference with Gordon L. Harris (PAO), William H Schick (Test Supervisor), Charles F Henschel (Launch Support), Gary Powers (Launch Vehicle Operations) ,John J. “Tip” Talone (Launch Vehicle Operations), Richard B. Schealer (Technical Support) and Roy C. Thar...

SL-1 Countdown & Launch
NASA Newspool TV The NASA TV feed given to the world media for the launch of SL-1.

SL-1 Launch 16mm.
Various views of the Skylab SL-1 launch.

SL-2 Rollout CCTV views of the rollout of SL-2 from the VAB to launch pad 39B.

SL-2 16mm Crew Photoshoot 16mm footage of Pete Conrad, Paul Weitz and
Joe Kerwin in front of the Saturn 1B launch tower.

SL-1 Anomaly Press Conference
On the evening of May 14, 1973 an emergency press Conference was held discussing the loss of the micrometeoroid shield, and its consequences if left alone.

Countdown Demonstration Test (CDDT) Conference / Briefing

NASA Seamstress Parasol Prep
Film footage of the GE Seamstresses preparing the parasol system developed by Jack Kinzler and his team in a proposal for the SL-2 crew to save Skylab. Herb baker, son of seamstress Alyene Baker, and Sylvia Kinzler, widow of Jack Kinzler provide audio explanations of...

Crew Arrival and Departure
16mm footage of the SL-2 crew leaving EAFB and arriving at Cape Kennedy, leaving the cape, and arriving at EAFB.

Skylab: The Problem – The Fix
A NASA produced film detailing the problems that happened to Skylab during launch and the methods used to solve the problem.

Skylab Mission Made Possible
An additional film detailing the daring procedures employed to repair the crippled space station.

SL-2 Payload Flow Press Conference
A press conference held to highlight the impending flight of SL-2 in an effort to rescue Skylab.

Countdown and Parasol Loading
CCTV footage of the countdown sequence. Included is the loading of the parasol canister.

Crew Suitup & Walkout & Launch CCTV
The traditional preflight breakfast, followed by crew suitup and subsequent walkout to the transport van to LC-39B.
Launch is also featured-

SL-2 16mm Launch Views
Various film footage of Skylab SL-2 launch.

DOY-145 Rendezvous
The live TV coverage made by the crew as the approached the orbiting space station. The views afforded here allowed the ground engineers to evaluate the extent of the damage of the loss of the micrometeoroid shield.

DOY-146 Parasol Deployment TV coverage was provided prior to, during (via
delayed onboard VTR recording), and post parasol deployment.

DOY-147 Intravehicular Activities
this TV sequence shows the crew setting up Skylab so that they can effectively live in it.

DOY-148 Press Conference During OWS setup
The crew made a press conference from the Wardroom part of Skylab, answering questions from journalists on the ground. They then pointed the camera out the windows for stateside earth views.

DOY-149 ATM TV-1 and TV-2
Food preparation, the calibration of the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM), and Specimen Mass Measurement (SMMD) demonstrations were given in this TV pass.

DOY-150 ATM Console
Commander Pete Conrad is featured sitting at the ATM console, performing observations.

DOY-151 Day Off Activities
Envisioned as a morale boost, the crew sent down live images of themselves performing the now infamous “Skylab 500”. An additional recorded segment was dumped down a day later.

DOY-152 TV-19 & TV-20 TV coverage of the experiments done in the rotating litter chair. Here Joe Kerwin is the test subject.

DOY-154 EREP Prep
SL-2 observed the surface of the earth, to catalog the effects of humans, ocean currents and weather on our planet. Here they prepare the experiments.

DOY-154 Out the Window View
The crew gave real time descriptions during the
passes. Those on the ground were afforded views of the passing earth surface.

DOY-156 Tape Change out/EREP 2 Paul Weitz changes the data recorder tape, used for EREP passes.

DOY-156 TV-20 Vestibular
Another TV segment of the litter chair experiments. Here Paul Weitz is the test subject.

DOY-157 Blood Sampling Joe Kerwin samples Pete Conrad’s blood.

DOY-157 EVA Simulation
The SL-2 crew prepared their important solar panel EVA by providing real time TV of the tools to be used, along with discussion with both Rusty Schweickart and Ed Gibson.

DOY-158 EVA Solar Panel EVA
Pete Conrad and Joe Kerwin performed the crucial EVA in order to free the jammed solar panel.

DOY-162 TV-9 Metabolic Analyzer The exercise bicycle features in this TV segment.

DOY-163 TV-6 LBNP The lower Body Negative Pressure device was used to measure the changes of negative pressure on humans in a zero gravity environment.

DOY-163 TV-24 Metals Melting
The experiment involved melting metals in a controlled furnace and comparing this process to that in a 1-G gravity environment.

DOY-163 EREP Further televised observations of earth surfaces.