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Skylab space walk repairs boost power and mission time
NASA astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz completed a space walk to free a jammed solar wing on Skylab. The repaired wing raised power to the station, enabling longer experiments, with temperatures stabilized by a sunshade and progress toward a 56 day mission. President Nixon sent congratulations.
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Nixon
Dick Tracy
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Conrad
Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Mission Control