Space Rocket History #420 – Skylab – Skylab 3 – De-orbit, Re-entry, & Splashdown
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“The thing I remember about reentry was not positioning some RCS switches correctly. We got behind and Owen could not read my notes in the checklist because of the limited space (and my ‘unique’ penmanship). I said, ‘Give me the … Continue reading →
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