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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Collection
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Testing the Skylab Twin-Pole Sunshade
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Testing the Skylab Twin-Pole Sunshade
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Engineers from the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and its contractors were testing the twin-pole sunshade at the Skylab mockup in the MSFC Building 4619. The Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) lost its thermal protection shield during launch on May 14, 1963. Without the heat shield, the temperature inside the OWS became dangerously high, rendering the workshop uninhabitable and threatened deterioration of the interior insulation and adhesive. Engineers from the MSFC, its contractors, and NASA persornel at other centers worked day and night for several days to develop the way to save the Skylab OWS. Eventually, they developed, tested, rehearsed, and approved three repair options. These options included a parasol sunshade and a twin-pole sunshade to restore the temperature inside the workshop, and a set of metal cutting tools to free the jammed solar panel.
Full_Description
Engineers from the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) and its contractors were testing the twin-pole sunshade at the Skylab mockup in the MSFC Building 4619. The Skylab Orbital Workshop (OWS) lost its thermal protection shield during launch on May 14, 1963. Without the heat shield, the temperature inside the OWS became dangerously high, rendering the workshop uninhabitable and threatened deterioration of the interior insulation and adhesive. Engineers from the MSFC, its contractors, and NASA persornel at other centers worked day and night for several days to develop the way to save the Skylab OWS. Eventually, they developed, tested, rehearsed, and approved three repair options. These options included a parasol sunshade and a twin-pole sunshade to restore the temperature inside the workshop, and a set of metal cutting tools to free the jammed solar panel.
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Date of Image:
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1973-05-01
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1973-05-01
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Category:
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Skylab
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term:
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Skylab
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term:
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Orbital Workshop
Keywords
Orbital Workshop
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term:
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OWS
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Twin-Pole Sunshade
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Twin-Pole Sunshade
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Skylab
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Skylab
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PARASOL
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PARASOL
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facet_where:
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)
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May 14, 1963
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May 14, 1963
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1963
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1963
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Reference Number:
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MSFC-75-SA-4105-2C
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MIX #:
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0102625
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MSFC-0102625
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MSFC Negative Number:
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0102625
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0102625
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UID:
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SPD-MARSH-0102625
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SPD-MARSH-0102625
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