National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Skylab 3

Saturn IB

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, July 28, 1973 · 11:10 UTC

Mission

/01

Skylab 3 (also known as SL-3 or SLM-2) was the second crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on July 28, 1973, 11:10:50 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Alan L. Bean, Science Pilot Owen K. Garriott and Pilot Jack R. Lousma. During their 59-day stay on the station, crew continued station repairs and conducted various scientific and medical experiments. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on September 25, 1973, 22:19:51 UTC.

Mission Type

Human Exploration

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Saturn IB

Variant: IB

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 39B

Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA

28.627° N, 80.621° W

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