NASA CELEBRATES SKYLAB ANNIVERSARY AT VON BRAUN FORUM

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Regulatory Intelligence Data
11-05-2003
Eight NASA astronauts who lived and worked on Skylab, America's first
space station, will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the historic laboratory
on Nov. 10, during the annual Von Braun Forum in Huntsville, Ala.
Eight of the nine NASA astronauts, who lived on Skylab for periods as
long as 84 days, will lead panel discussions. The eight astronauts, Owen
Garriott, Joe Kerwin, Ed Gibson, Paul Weitz, Jerry Carr, Jack Lousma, Al
Bean and Bill Pogue, will discuss past and present achievements in human
spaceflight. Pete Conrad, the ninth ...

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