Pete Conrad, Joe Kerwin, and Paul Weitz splashed down in the Pacific Ocean #OTD in 1973, successfully completing the Skylab 2 mission. #Skylab50
The record for longest time spent in space was now 28 days. https://go.nasa.gov/3NKEZbT
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Skylab 2 Astronauts Splash Down After Record-Breaking 28-day Mission
Skylab 2 astronauts Commander Charles “Pete” Conrad, Pilot Paul J. Weitz, and Science Pilot Joseph P. Kerwin, completed their record-setting 28-day mission on June 22, 1973, with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. Recovery teams from the U.S.S.Kelli Mars (NASA)