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Skylab 3 Crew Prepares for 85 Day Space Mission
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson wrap Texas training and head to Florida for final pre launch steps. The Saturn 1B is set for an 11 41 a m est Saturday lift off to begin an eight hour ferry to the Skylab station for an 85 day mission. They aim to surpass the current 59 day endurance record and conduct medical earth resources solar astronomy and spare parts experiments while observing comet Kohoutek with two space walks planned including Christmas day. Harvard leads US college libraries with 8 278 000 volumes Yale follows with 5 646 000.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Texas
Gerald P. Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Houston
Johnson Space Center
Florida
Skylab Space Station
Kohoutek