WRT the whole "Gateway is not a space station since it is only periodically occupied" thing. Skylab was our "first space station" and it was always human-tended. This FGB/Node 1 […]
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Bill Pogue
William R. “Bill” Pogue, former Skylab astronaut who grew up in Sand Springs, dies at 84, Tulsa World “Pogue, together with astronauts Gerald Carr and Edward Gibson, spent 84 consecutive […]
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Let's Throw Away Yet Another Space Station
The skies. The limits: The international space station is one of humanity’s great engineering triumphs. But what is it for?, Washington Post “So even if the station’s life is extended […]
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NASA Commemorates Skylab's 40th Anniversary
NASA to Mark 40th Anniversary of Skylab and Life Off Earth “NASA will commemorate the 40th anniversary of America’s first space station Monday, May 13, with a televised roundtable discussion […]
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Skylab Is Still Rotting in Huntsville
The Skylab Trainer Is Still Rotting in Huntsville “The Skylab trainer built to train astronauts has been sitting outside at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC) in Huntsville for […]
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Does NASA Have A Contingency Plan For Crashing Satellites?
What Would NASA Do If A Soyuz Landed In America? (2003 – with NASA contingency plans), SpaceRef “As was the case with a Shuttle accident, NASA (in cooperation with Russia) […]