Bean jokes about Soyuz 12 near Skylab in San Diego
Skylab 2 Commander Alan L. Bean commented in San Diego that if Russia's Soyuz 12 approaches Skylab, the key under the mat is the plan. He had just returned from a record space voyage with Owen K. Garriott and Jack R. Lovsma and spoke at a dockside ceremony before leaving for home.
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Skylab 2 crew back home after 59 days in space
Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma returned from Skylab 2 to Ellington Air Force Base amid jubilation. The crew, rested but still weak, spoke of adventure and hard work. They thanked colleagues flight controllers and the American people as a cheering crowd watched their Ford convertible exit the recovery ceremony.
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Space fish die in transit after Skylab return
Fifty space born fish, part of Skylab 2, died during the final leg of their journey home due to lack of food. The last survivors died when the return container was opened at Johnson Space Center after they had been alive on Tuesday and still swimming on Wednesday when shipped from San Diego.
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Soyuz 12 crew tests new lightweight space suits
Moscow reports the Soyuz 12 crew Vasily Lazarev and Oleg Makarov began a two day mission wearing redesigned lightweight suits to address depressurization risks after the 1971 loss of three cosmonauts. Tass said the test focuses on structural modifications and onboard system checks for a planned joint mission with the American Apollo program.
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Astronaut says Soyuz one of two flights before joint mission
Astronaut Thomas P Stafford says the Soyuz 12 flight is the first of at least two to test modifications before the international Apollo Soyuz project. He notes the flight aims to verify changes after the Soyuz 11 tragedy and was made while at Rockwell International in Downey California.
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