Crossword clues and Skylab crew bios compiled
Puzzle clues list with across answers then biographical notes on Apollo Skylab first crew. Charles Conrad Jr. commander Joseph Kerwin science pilot and Paul Weitz pilot. Conrad Navy captain and Apollo 12 veteran with 506 space hours. Kerwin MD and Navy Medical Corps commander. Weitz with aero nautical engineering master's. This will be Kerwin and Weitz first spaceflight.
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Charles Conrad, Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Conrad
U.S. Navy
Kerwin
Weitz
Space Quiz a Roo: Life and Gear in Skylab Workshop
The guide explains storage of water, food, and clothing in the Workshop before launch. Astronauts wear cotton overalls for daily work and a special space suit for inside experiments and emergencies. Zero gravity makes up and down meaningless and motion control relies on handrails and a pole. Skylab air holds Earth-like oxygen.
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Skylab
Earth
New Copernicus 8-Cent Stamp Honors Astronomer
The Postal Service releases an eight cent stamp honoring Nicolaus Copernicus born in Poland who proposed the sun-centered universe. He studied in Italy and was also a medical doctor in addition to his astronomy work.
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Nicholaus Copernicus
Copernicus
Poland
Italy