Skylab TV Vol.3 : "I Can See The Comet!"
As a result of Dwight Steven-Boniecki's massive preservation effort, salvaging and restoring the raw historical feed, you'll find here a visual record of TV downlinks from SL-4, Skylab’s 84-day final chapter. Some segments were originally recorded without audio, and they appear here exactly as they were captured—raw, unfiltered, and real.
Across this Volume 3 archive, you will access 19+ hours of material such as:
The Kohoutek Encounter: Live conference with the SL-4 crew, in-orbit observations of Comet Kohoutek beamed back to Earth.
A Zero-G Christmas: The legendary zero-G Christmas tree broadcasts and holiday celebrations in space.
Orbital Physics & Acrobatics: Uncut footage of human body momentum acrobatics, zero-G flammability tests, and fluid dynamics experiments.
The Backpack Trials: Raw, unedited tests of the astronaut space maneuvering units.
The "Ghost" of Skylab: The legendary SL-3 "ghost" pranks, showcasing the crew's brilliant humanity and humor.
The Final Descent: Comprehensive Earth observation telecasts, live in-orbit press conferences, and the original 16mm splashdown reels.
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SL-4 Preflight Status Report
A short film reporting on the objectives of the upcoming SL-4 flight.
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SL-4 Suitup training
SL-4 Crew Suitup Training - Suit donning during training on July 7, 1973
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SL-4 Rollout
As the rollout of the Saturn 1 B occurred, a ceremony was held at the VAB
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Payload & Flow Press Conference
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Fin Replacement, Wives Visit, Suitup, Walkout & Launch
Fin Replacement, Wives Visit, Suitup, Walkout & Launch
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16mm SL-4 Launch
SL-4 launch 16mm - Launch angles filmed by the 16mm camera arrays.
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DOY321 TV-64 MDA Activation
DOY-321 TV-64 MDA Activation
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DOY324 TV-72 Coolant Servicing
DOY-324 TV-72 Coolant Servicing - Crew operations during servicing of the
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DOY329 TV-72 Coolant Servicing
DOY-329 TV-72 Coolant Servicing - Crew operations during servicing of the
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DOY330 TV--83 S192 Alignment
DOY-330 TV83 S 192 Alignment - Telecast of crew performing alignment
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DOY331 TV-77 Crew Day Off
DOY-331 TV-77 Crew Day Off - Shows the Commander exercising on the treadmill.
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DOY333 TV-3 Eating
DOY-333 TV-3 Eating - TV views of the crew enjoying their meal.
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DOY333 TV-XX Canister Reload
DOY-333 TV-XX Canister Reload - Telecast of the crew reloading a film canister for one of the Apollo Telescope Mount solar telescopes.
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DOY335 TV-23 UV Panorama
DOY-335 TV-23 UV Panorama - Camera setup for comet observations.
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DOY335 TV-65 Screen Cleaning
DOY-335 TV-65 Screen Cleaning Shows the crew cleaning the screen located
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DOY337 T&V-81 Day Off
DOY-337 TV-81 Day Off - TV of crew air swimming and pilot in the shower.
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DOY337 SL-R Rollout
DOY-337 SL-R Rollout CCTV o f the roll out of the rescue Saturn l B.
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DOY338-Science Pilot Highlights
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DOY338 TV-33 Water Sampling
DOY338 TV-33 Water Sampling performed on the water tanks and televised to the ground for evaluation.
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DOY339 Blood Sampling
DOY339 Blood Sampling Routine medical blood sampling with Jerry Carr and Ed Gibson televising their activities.
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DOY341 TV-29 Earth Observations
DOY34 l TV-29 Earth Observations - Crew explaining Earth features as they fly over land masses.
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DOY345 TV-81-2 Day Off
DOY345 TV-8-2 Day Off - Ed Gibson describes life on Skylab. Featured are the 3 "ghosts" left by the SL-3 crew'
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DOY348 TV-16 Personal Hygiene
DOY348 TV-16 Personal Hygiene - Shows the way in which crew members went about maintaining personal hygiene during their 84 days in space.
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DOY349 TV-47 UV Stellar Photography
DOY349 TV-47 UV Stellar Photography Setup of the UV photography equipment.
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DOY350 TV-36 AMU
DOY350 TV-36 AMU lntravehicular testing of the Manned Manouvering Unit.
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DOY352 TV-81-3 Day Off
DOY352 TV-81-3 Day Off - Application of a foot restraint in the Wardroom.
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DOY352 TV-120 Gypsy Moth
DOY352 TV-120 Gypsy Moth - Telecast showing larvae hatched in Skylab.
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DOY355 TV-77 IVA
DOY355 TV-77 IVA - General purpose intravehicular activity.
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DOY359 TV-81-4 Christmas
DOY359 TV-81-4 The crew sending Christmas greetings to their families and all of humanity.
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DOY360 TV-81-5 Christmas
DOY360 TV-81-5 Christmas Additional Christmas TV with the visit of a special guest!
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DOY361 TV-81-6 Christmas
DOY361 TV-81-6 Christmas Additional TV of the crew in front of the Christmas tree stowed by the ground crew.
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DOY362 TV-27 Dr Kohoutek Press Conference
DOY362 TV-27 Dr Kohoutek Conference Live In-orbit Press Conference between Dr Kohoutek and the crew. This shows TV on Skylab and in MOCR.
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DOY362 Dr Kohoutek JSC Visit 16mm
DOY362 Dr Kohoutek JSC Visit 16mm footage of the arrival, tour, press conference with the Skylab crew, press conference with journalists, and departure from JSC. (Partial audio)
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DOY363 TV-81-7 Day Off
DOY363 TV-81-7 Day Off - The crew discusses Comet Kohoutek and provides drawings of their observations.
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DOY365 TV-78 Earth Surfaces
DOY365 TV-78 Earth Surface Features The crew explaining Earth features as they fly over land masses.
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DOY001 TV-77 IVA
DOY001 TV-77 IVA Ed Gibson at the ATM controls discussing observations of comet Kohoutek.
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DOY002 TV-77 IVA
DOY002 TV-77 IVA Second telecast of Ed Gibson at the ATM controls discussing observations of Comet Kohoutek.
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DOY002 TV-27 Press Conference
DOY002 TV-27 In Orbit Press Conference - A live Press Conference where the crew answered questions posed by journalists on the ground. This shows TV on Skylab and in MOCR.
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DOY003 TV-81-8 Day Off
DOY003 TV-81-8 Day Off - discussion of water blob in Zero-G.
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DOY004 TV-102 Immiscible Liquids
DOY004 TV-102 Immiscible Liquids A demonstration of liquids that cannot mix or dissolve into each other to form a single, uniform phase. Instead of blending, they form distinct, separate layers.
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DOY004 TV-105 Rochelle Salt
DOY004 TV-105 Rochelle Salt - The purpose was to study, in space, solution growth without the convection resulting from the buoyancy of the depleted layer around the crystal.
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DOY005 TV-105 IVA
DOY00S TV-105 IVA TV telecast showing various instruments used for study of the Kohoutek Comet.
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DOY005 TV 107 Fluid Mechanics
DOY00S TV-107 Fluid Mechanics A demonstration of fluid dynamics in Zero-G.
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DOY006 TV-69 Plant Growth
DOY006 TV-68 Plant Growth The first of two telecasts showing preparations for the experiment studying plant growth/phototropism.
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DOY006 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics
DOY006 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics Further demonstrations of fluid dynamics in Zero-G.
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DOY007 TV-77 Comet Kohoutek
DOY007 TV-77 Comet Kohoutek - Ed Gibson describes sketches made of the comet.
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DOY010 TV-104 Gyroscopes
DOY010 TV-104 Gyroscopes science demonstration of gyroscopic action in Zero-G.
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DOY012 Liquid Floating Zone
DOY012 Liquid Floating Zone Telecast shows characteristics of water in Zero-G.
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DOY013 Liquid Floating Zone
DOY0l 3 Liquid Floating Zone Additional telecast showing characteristics of water in Zero-G.
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DOY013 TV-68 Plant Growth
DOY013 TV-68 Plant Growth - The second of two telecasts exploring plant growth/phototropism.
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DOY014 Liquid Floating Zone 1
DOY0l 5 Liquid Floating Zone Additional telecast showing characteristics of water in Zero-G.
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DOY015 Liquid Floating Zone 2
DOY015 Liquid Floating Zone Additional telecast showing characteristics of water in Zero-G.
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DOY015 FCMU
DOY0l 5 FCMU TV of testing of the Foot Controlled Maneuvering Unit.
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DOY015 TV-78-3 Earth Surface Features
DOY015 TV-78-3 Earth Surface Features - The crew explaining Earth features as they fly over land masses.
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DOY015 TV-78-4 Earth Surface Features
DOY015 TV-78-4 Earth Surface Features Additional TV of Earth features as Skylab flies over land masses.
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DOY016 TV-7-5 & 6 Earth Surface Views
DOY016 TV-78-5&6 Earth Surface Features - Additional TV of the crew explaining Earth features as they fly over land masses.
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DOY018 TV-36 AMU
DOY018 TV-36 AMU TV of testing of the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit.
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DOY018 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics
DOYO18 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics Further demonstrations of fluid dynamics in Zero-G.
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DOY019 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics 1
DOY019 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics Further demonstrations of fluid dynamics in Zero-G.
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DOY019 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics 2
DOY019 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics Further same-day demonstrations of fluid dynamics in Zero-G
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DOY020 TV-78-7 Earth Surface Features
DOY020 TV-78-7 Earth Surface Features - Additional TV of the crew explaining Earth features as they fly over
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DOY020 TV-78-8 Earth Surface Features
DOY020 TV-78-8 Earth Surface Features - Additional TV of the crew explaining Earth features as they fly over
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DOY021 TV-32 Out the Window
DOY021 TV-32 Out the Window - Observational TV of the crew explaining Earth features.
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DOY021 TV-38 AMU
DOY021 TV-38 AMU TV of testing of the Astronaut Maneuvering Unit.
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DOY021 TV110 Orbital Mechanics
DOY021 TV-110 Orbital Mechanics - Bill Pogue demonstrates the effects of relativity on objects in Skylab.
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DOY023 TV-78-9 Earth Surface Features
DOY023 TV-78-9 Earth Surface Features Additional TV of the crew explaining Earth features as they fly over land masses.
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DOY023 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics
DOY023 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics Demonstrations of fluid dynamics in Zero-G.
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DOY024 TV-78-10 Earth Surface Features
DOY024 TV-78-10 Earth Surface Features - Additional TV of the crew explaining Earth features as they fly over land masses.
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DOY024 TV-57D FCMU
DOY024 FCMU TV of testing of the Foot Controlled Maneuvering Unit.
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DOY024 TV-78-11 Eartth Surface Features
DOY024 TV-78-11 Earth Surface Features Additional TV of the crew explaining
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DOY024 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics
DOY024 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics - Further demonstrations of fluid dynamics
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DOY025 TV-103 Liquid Films
DOY025 TV-103 Liquid Films Science demonstration by Jerry Carr.
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DOY026 TV-77 IVA
DOY026 TV-TV-77 IVA This telecast A discussion of the Earth observation
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DOY026 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics
DOY026 TV-107 Fluid Mechanics Further demonstrations of fluid dynamics
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DOY027 TV-6 LBNP
DOY027 TV-6 LBNP TV of the Lower Body Negative Pressure experiment
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DOY027 TV-104 Gyroscopes
DOY028 TV-104 Gyroscopes science demonstration of gyroscopic action in Zero-G.
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DOY028 TV-104 Gyroscopes
DOY028 TV-104 Gyroscopes - Science demonstration of gyroscopic action in Zero-G.
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DOY031 TV-87 Human Body Momentum
DOY-031 TV-87 Human Body Momentum - Acrobatic demonstration of the human body in motion in Zero-G.
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DOY031 TV-27 Press Conference
DOY031 TV-27 Press Conference - Final in-orbit press conference where the crew answer questions by journalists.
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DOY032 TV-87 Human Body Momentum
DOY-032 TV-87 Human Body Momentum - Second acrobatic demonstration of the human body in motion in Zero-G.
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DOY034 TV-66 Zero G Flammability
DOY034 TV-66 M479, Zero Gravity Flammability Zero-G charactistics of a flame.
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DOY035 TV-67 Motor Sensory Performance
DOY035 TV-67 ED-41 Demonstration of student experiment studying motor skills after prolongued weightlessness.
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DOY036 TV-66 Zero G Flammability
DOY036 TV-66 M479, Zero Gravity Flammability - Zero-G characteristics of a flame.
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DOY039 SL-4 Undocking & Splashdown
16mm film, and NASA Newspool footage of
Skylab IV splashdown.