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Skylab weighs options as second gyro falters
Skylab engineers compare the faltering stabilization gyroscope to a worn car bearing. The 100 ton lab still has enough propellant for 84 days in orbit, with crewmates Carr Gibson and Pogue aboard. Pogue marked his 44th birthday in space with greetings from mission control and family.
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Houston
UPI
Gerald P. Carr
Edward G. Gibson
William R. Pogue
Neil Hutchinson
Earth
Skylab
Pogue
Mission Control