Spacemen Evans Cernan Regale Texas Lawmakers
In Austin, astronauts Ron Evans and Eugene Cernan entertained Texas legislators at a joint session. Evans joked about zero gravity dining and bathroom methods while Cernan spoke of Apollo's legacy and future space endeavors. Gov Briscoe praised the program as essential to mankind's shared future.
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Preparations Continue For Space Salvage Flight
Skylab repair mission advances as astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz rehearse sail shaped sun shade deployment to cool Skylab. Engineers forge three shade types and a shepherds crook tool to unjam power panels while weight limits shape gear for a possible seven hour rendezvous and up to 28 days aboard Skylab if heat and damage can be controlled.
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Shield testing underway for Skylab solar shield in Alabama
Marshall Space Flight Center advances preparations for two underwater tests of a solar shield for Skylab. Astronauts Hassel Schweickart and Story Musgrave train at Marshall while Joseph Kerwin returns to Houston. Test gear arrives from Houston and Johnson Space Center, with deployment methods from the airlock hatch and from the command module via a standard spacewalk.
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