Saturn IB | Skylab 2

Success

Saturn IB | Skylab 2

Skylab 2 (also known as SL-2 or SLM-1) was the first crewed mission to the first US orbital space station Skylab. The mission began on May 25, 1973, 13:00:00 UTC with the launch of a three-person crew. Crew members were the Commander Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr., Science Pilot Joseph P. Kerwin and Pilot Paul J. Weitz. During their 26-day stay on the station, crew performed station repairs and conducted scientific, medical experiments, gathered solar and Earth science data. The mission ended successfully with the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on June 22, 1973, 13:49:48 UTC.

Mission type: Human Exploration · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Saturn IB · Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch pad

Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)