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Skylab 2

completedLaunch 1973-032
Launched 5/25/1973LEOService GSat LSS D
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Payloads
Assets deployed on this mission, enriched from spacecraft records.
1 payload
Skylab SL-2
retired
Human Spaceflight
LEO
Launch Details
Launch Date
5/25/1973
Launch ID
1973-032
Launch Profile
Sat LSS D
Service Type
G
Orbit
LEO
Launch Stack
Operator
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Launch Vehicle
Saturn IB
Launch Site
Launch Complex 39B, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida)US
Payload Summary
Payload Count
1
Payload Status
retired 1
Payload Mission Types
Human Spaceflight 1
Track
Mentions
6
All verified mentions of this mission in source documents.

Skylab 2 carrying astronauts Pete Conrad, Joseph Kerwin, and Paul Weitz launched 11 days after Skylab and spent 28 days on the space station.

GeneralPlanValue 3.9Jul 14, 2025Superman and the Skylab rescue

NASA initiated a rescue launch campaign for Skylab 3 with astronauts Vance Brand and Don Lind selected as the designated rescue crew for both Skylab 2 and Skylab 3.

PlanGovernanceValue 4.0Jul 14, 2025Superman and the Skylab rescue

Three crewed Skylab missions were planned as Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4, with the SL-R plan using the next vehicle in line as the rescue vehicle.

PlanValue 4.0Jul 14, 2025Superman and the Skylab rescue

Skylab 2, carrying astronauts Pete Conrad, Joseph Kerwin, and Paul Weitz, launched 11 days after Skylab to repair the damaged laboratory and spent 28 days on the station.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jul 14, 2025Superman and the Skylab rescue

Three crewed Skylab missions were planned as Skylab 2, Skylab 3, and Skylab 4 with the next vehicle in line designated to serve as the rescue vehicle under the SL-R plan.

PlanGeneralValue 4.0Jul 14, 2025Superman and the Skylab rescue

Vance Brand and Don Lind were selected as the rescue astronauts for both Skylab 2 and Skylab 3.

GovernancePlanValue 3.7Jul 14, 2025Superman and the Skylab rescue