Skylab 3 Nears Halfway Point in 84 Day Mission
Skylab 3 astronauts Carr Pogue and Gibson near the halfway mark of their 84 day flight. They begin the downhill leg at 9:36 a.m. EST and expect Earth return on Feb 8. Focus today on medical and solar astronomy experiments. They will also space walk to photograph comet Kohoutek and study vaporization, tail composition, and early solar system history. In music news piano work by Erik Satie titled Vexations lasts 18 hours 40 minutes.