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The Skylab 3 mission launched #50YearsAgo today with astronauts Alan Bean, Jack Lousma and Owen Garriott on board, ready for a record-breaking 59-day mission furthering science on the Skylab space station. #Skylab50

Revisit Skylab 3: https://go.nasa.gov/44xOaSR
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Skylab 3: Return to Skylab

Orbiting unoccupied since its first crew departed, Skylab, American’s first space station, prepared to welcome its second set of occupants - Commander Alan L. Bean, a veteran of the Apollo 12 Moon landing mission, and space rookies Pilot Jack R.
Melanie Whiting (NASA)
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