1973 in spaceflight
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Launches
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This is a list of spaceflights launched in 1973.
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[edit] Deep Space Rendezvous
| Date (GMT) | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
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| 15 January | Luna 21 | Delivered Lunokhod 2 between Mare Serenitatis and the Taurus Mountains | |
| 15 June | Explorer 49 | Entered Selenocentric orbit | Radio telescope |
| 3 December | Pioneer 10 | Flyby of Jupiter | Closest approach: 130,354 kilometres (80,998 mi) |
[edit] EVAs
| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 00:40 |
40 minutes | 01:20 | CM-116 SLM-1 |
 Paul J. Weitz |
Using a 10-foot (3.0 m) long tool, Weitz stood in the open hatch of the Command Module (as Joe Kerwin held onto his legs) and tried to remove a strap preventing the release of a solar panel on Skylab.[1] |
| 7 June 15:15 |
3 hours 25 minutes |
18:40 | Skylab SLM-1 |
Pete ConradJoseph P. Kerwin |
Used long-handled cable cutters to remove debris that prevented the solar array system from deploying and then forced the solar array system to deploy, providing the Skylab with electrical power needed to operate. |
| 19 June 10:55 |
1 hour 36 minutes |
12:31 | Skylab SLM-1 |
Pete ConradPaul J. Weitz |
Replaced exposed film cassettes with fresh film and repaired an electrical contact. |
| 6 August 17:30 |
6 hours 31 minutes |
7 August 00:01 |
Skylab SLM-2 |
Owen K. GarriottJack R. Lousma |
Erected a twin-pole solar shield to improve temperature control in Skylab, replaced film cassettes in the solar observatory and installed micrometeoroid detection panels. |
| 24 August 16:24 |
4 hours 31 minutes |
20:55 | Skylab SLM-2 |
Owen K. GarriottJack R. Lousma |
Installed a new gyroscope selection box, and replaced the film in the solar observatory. |
| 22 September 11:18 |
2 hours 41 minutes |
13:59 | Skylab SLM-2 |
Owen K. GarriottAlan Bean |
Replaced the film on the solar observatory and collected the Thermal Coatings Experiment Panel for return to earth.[2] |
| 22 November 17:42 |
6 hours 33 minutes |
23 November 00:15 |
Skylab SLM-3 |
Edward GibsonWilliam R. Pogue |
Replaced the film on the solar observatory and repaired the antenna for the earth resources experiment package. |
| 25 December 16:00 |
7 hours 1 minute |
23:01 | Skylab SLM-3 |
Gerald P. CarrWilliam R. Pogue |
Used the extreme ultraviolet electronographic camera and the coronagraph contamination camera to photograph Comet Kohoutek. They also replaced the film on the solar observatory. |
| 29 December 17:00 |
3 hours 29 minutes |
20:29 | Skylab SLM-3 |
Gerald P. CarrEdward Gibson |
Photographed Comet Kohoutek as it appeared from behind the sun and recovered the Thermal Control Coatings Experiment panel. |
[edit] References
Generic references:
- Wade, Mark. "Encyclopedia Astronautica". http://www.astronautix.com.
- Krebs, Gunter. "Chronology of Space Launches". Gunter's Space Page. http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/chrono.htm.
- "Space Information Center". JAXA. http://spaceinfo.jaxa.jp.
- McDowell, Jonathan. "Jonathan's Space Report". Jonathan's Space Page. http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
- "Mission Set Database". NASA GSFC. http://msdb.gsfc.nasa.gov/launches.php.
- "NASASpaceFlight.com". http://www.nasaspaceflight.com.
- "Launch Logs". Orbital Report News Agency. http://www.orbireport.com/Log.html.
- "Space Calendar". NASA JPL. http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/.
- "Southwest Space Archive". http://www.spacearchive.info/index.htm.
- "Launch Forecast". SPACE.com. http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/launches/launch_schedule.html.
- "Spaceflight Now". http://www.spaceflightnow.com.
- Pietrobon, Steven. "Steven Pietrobon's Space Archive". http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/space/.
- "U.S. Space Objects Registry". http://www.usspaceobjectsregistry.state.gov/.
- "Хроника освоения космоса" (in Russian). http://www.cosmoworld.ru/spaceencyclopedia/chrono/index.shtml.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Belew, Leland F. (1977). "Skylab, Our First Space Station" (PDF). NASA. p.61.. http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19770020211_1977020211.pdf. Retrieved on February 7, 2009.
- ^ Ledbetter, James (1974). "Skylab Crew Systems Mission Evaluation" (PDF). NASA. p.301, p.338. http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19740024203_1974024203.pdf. Retrieved on February 11, 2009.
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