Operation AXIOM: The Space Race—The 50th Anniversary of Skylab 3, Part III
24 August 1973: Garriott & Lousma conducted an E.V.A. to exchange Apollo Telescope Mount film canisters & to disconnect malfunctioning external gyroscopes (replaced with internal gyroscopes); the trio all flew the developmental Astronaut Maneuvering Unit jetpack within Skylab; the spiders Anita & Arabella spun webs in microgravity, a student experiment, though both died before returning to Earth.Bonus! Space Race Song o' the Day: Skylab 3
No Doubt, "Spiderwebs" from Tragic Kingdom (Space Cadet Mike Papa DSKY)Semper exploro.
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