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6 hours after Skylab 2 launched #OTD in 1973, the crew reached Skylab and got its first view of the damage.

The protective shield of the Orbital Workshop was missing, one of the solar arrays was gone, and the other only partially deployed. #Skylab50

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Skylab 2: “We can fix anything!”

The first installment of this mini-series discussed how Skylab, America’s first space station, ran into serious trouble immediately after launching on May 14, 1973.
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MobBarley
MobBarley
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I was learning about this the other day on Secrets of the Universe.. they fixed it with a special piece of reflective cloth they draped over the spot
the James Web Telescope uses something similar to block the heat of the sun.. a series of them that lowers the temp by something like 600 degrees
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Richard Speed
Richard Speed
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Interesting Skylab angle - thanks for posting.

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