Skylab

31 Jul
2022
July 31, 2022

Rockets Falling from Orbit: The Saturn V That Launched NASA’s Skylab

In recent years, the uncontrolled reentries of the spent 22-metric ton core stages of China’s new Long March 5B heavy lift launch vehicle, used to orbit […]
Manned Spaceflight, Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight
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22 Apr
2021
April 22, 2021

Images of Our Home World for Earth Day

In addition to being a freelance space writer, I am a remote sensing specialist who has been involved in a number of space-related projects funded by […]
Drew's Basement, Manned Spaceflight, Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing History, Remote Sensing Science
2 Comments
24 Oct
2019
October 24, 2019

Pictures of Home from Skylab

Back when I was a pre-teen space enthusiast, I wasn’t much of a reader, but I loved pictures taken from space. Whenever I got hold of […]
Drew's Basement, Image & Data Processing, Manned Spaceflight, Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing History, Spaceflight
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25 May
2018
May 25, 2018

SA-206: The Odyssey of a Saturn IB

Even after all these years, I still remember May 25, 1973. I was eleven years old at the time and within weeks of finishing fifth grade. […]
Manned Spaceflight, Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight
3 Comments
24 Dec
2014
December 24, 2014

Christmas 1973 on Skylab

This season is witnessing yet another celebration of Christmas on board the International Space Station (ISS) which has been continuously occupied since November 2000 (see “Christmas […]
Astronomical Instruments, Astronomy, Manned Spaceflight, Solar System, Spaceflight
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