Skylab
Content Description
The material in this collection is contained in 34 file boxes which occupy approximately 19 linear feet of shelf space. It was donated to the University of Idaho Library by David Denault, a former reporter for National Public Radio.
The material includes news releases, NASA press kits and flight plans, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photographs, color transparencies, several short films, phonograph records, tape recordings, and transcripts of news conferences, press briefings, and mission control conversations with the astronauts. Also included are informational materials, including photographs, given to reporters by the companies which developed equipment used in connection with the various projects.
Dates
- Creation: 1969-1977
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 19 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
Skylab was an orbiting space station designed to be used by different crews on successive missions. The space station was launched on May 14, 1973, and the first crew on May 25. ,They returned to earth on June 22 and the second crew was launched on July 28, returning on September 25. The third crew worked from November 16, 1973 to February 8, 1974.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository