Johnson F;pace Center

July _,
,. 19'73

Skylab 1/2 quick look reference. This is a compilatici_ of

ev<_.nts of the first manned Skylab mission from launch of
Skyl_b ! on May 14, 1973 through splashdown of the Skylab II
crew on _]une 22, 1973.

Pages i-I0 present a daily highlight list, pages 11-15 are

an overview of results_ Everything beyond page ]5 is a day
by day event summary, summary flight plan and signlficant
happenings during the mission.

This docu.'aent is not i_tende,]

. . to comple_c re_.e
_ -_
.... ce but just
a quick look to determine what happened on what clay. m
__he full
air to grouna
l n transcript _s
.- available upon
- request as are
the transcripts of all change of shift briefings and press
 S KYi_B SU_i_IARY

May 14, 1973

1:30 p.m. SL -'Launch

3:10 p.m. Solar arrays on OWS not deployed.

5:42 p.m. Announcement that micrometeoroid

shield malfunction.

9:15 p.m. Schneider announces slip of SL-2

to Sunday May 20.

i0:00 p.m. Electrical power cut in half

because of loss of SAS.

May 15, 1973

9:33 a.m. Crew departs KSC.

OWS temps at 180 ° F (skin) - 100 ° F
(inside)

3:00 p.m. Schneider all centers workings on

"thermal shield."

May 16, 1973

9:20 p.m. OWS producing 2600 to 2800 watts.

May 17, 1973

i0:00 a.m. OWS stabilized at angle of 50 degrees

1:30 p.m. SL-2 launch delayed to May 25.

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May 18, ].973

6:20 p.m. SL-2 Preliminary flight revealed

May 22, 1973

ll:00 a.m. Disher reports two sun shields

will be carried.

May 23

11:52 a.m. Dr. Hawkins reports crew is in

good shape.

10:15 TM indicates one OWS SAS panel

no longer attached and one
opened to 5 to 20 degrees.

May 24, 1973

5:30 a.m. SL-2 Count picked up.

5:36 p.m. Schneider announces parasol

prime solar shield.

8:01 p.m. Crew arrives PAFB

(2)
May 25, 1973

3:45 a.m. Crew awake

8:00 a.m. Launch

6:07 p.m. Impact of SIVB

Times now CDT

H
3:30 p.m. Station keeping

4:56 p.m. Soft dock

5:45 p.m. Go for SEVA

i
7:00 p.m. Closeout SEVA

10:50 p.m. Hard dock (after 5 attempts)

Crew reports one SAS gone

May 26, 1973 MD-I

10:15 a.m. Inspect and remove probe and

drogue

ii:45 Enter MDA

3:30 p.m. Entered OWS

5:00 p.m. Parasol deployments starts

7:30 p.m. Parasol deployments complete

May 27, 1973 MD-2

9:05 a.m. Crew reports transfer easier.

4:00 p.m. CBRM #15 offline

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May 28, 1973

Kerwin draws crews blood (MII0)

Live TV press conference

Checkout of ATM complete

Conrad conversation requested

Trim burn

PLT-M092, M171, M173

May 29, 1973 MD-9

Private conversation

ATM-2hrs. 09 mins.

EREP checkout

ALT & CDR-M092, MI71

Hectic but successful, Hutchenson

May 30, 1973 MD-5

Kerwin M133

Weitz M131

First student experiment - ED76

Crew sleeps in OWS for first

time

ATM-4hrs. 16 mins.

EREP-Pass 1-track 20
S019 problems.

(4)
May _] : ]973 MD-6

Primary coolant OK.

ATM- 5hrs. 29 mins.

S019. trouble shooting solves

malfunction.

June i _D-7

SL-III launch reset for July 27.

Slayton briefed on EVA.

First shower & first day off.

Dr. Petrone summarizes SAS

wing deployment procedures.

June 2 MD-8

EREP pass-2 track 6

Conrad family talks with "Pete"

ATM 4:50 hrs.

CDR-M092, M093, MI31.

June 3 MD-9

EREP pass 3

ATM - 4.49 hrs.

CDR & SPT M092, M093, M093.

(s)
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June 4, 1973 MD - i0

ATM - 4.49 hrs.

EREP pass 4 - track 19

PLT - MO92,M093

June 5 MD - !i

ATM 3.56 hrs.

EREP pass 5 - track 34

CDR - MO92,MO93, and MI71

SPT - M_31 and M133.

Schnieder sees No Justification

June 6 MD - 12

Schweickart discusses EVA.

ATM - 2.09 hours.

EREP - data on AVA.

SPT - MO92,MO93 and MI71.

_une 7 _D - 13

EVA repair SAS wing successful.

PCG's on line by 4:44 p.m. CDT.

CoOlant problem Post EVA.

ATM 49 minso

Schneider advises media SL II can returr

to original flight plan.

President and Vice President message.

(6)
 June 8 MD 14

Crew commends contractors

ATM - 1.27 hrs.

PLT. MO92,MO93,MI71.

June 9 MD 15

Secretary of State Message.

ATM - 4.08 mins

EREP pass 6.

CDR MO92, MO93, MI71.

PLT MI31.

Kerwin M133.

June i0 MD - 16

Primary collant powered up OK.

ATM 4.57 hrs.

EREP pass 7.

SPT. M092, MO93, MI71.

PLT MI31.

June Ii MD - 17

SL -III Rollout at KSC.

Senator Moss telegram.

EREP pass 8.

- PLT MO92,MO93, MI71.

SPT. MI31,MI33.

(7)
,lhl_ ]_ MD - 18

Secondary loop looks OK.

M551 operation

ATM - 5.41 hrs.

EREP - Pass 9

CDR MO92, MO93, MI71.

DR. Hawkins reports CDR experienced

sudden heart accele_ tion and drop

in blood pressure.

June 13 MDI9

Parasol looked O.K.

ATM 4.51 hours

EREP - Pass i0

SPT MO92, M093, MI31, M133

and MI71

Dr. Hawkins reports all three

doing well. Dr. Homick reports
two are not reaching threshold
on MI31, Dr. Rambout reports
nutritionally crew is in good
shape.

June 14 MD-20

CSM fuel cells shutdown

ATM - 4.39 hours

EREP - Pass ii

(8)
 PLT MO92, MO93, MI71

M-553 operated

June ]5 MD21

No EVA for sail deploy on SL-II

(Schneider)

Entry-7 Sims

ATM 6 hours, 18 minutes

CDR - MO92, M) 93, MI71

SPT - Ml31, M133

June 16 MD-22

ATM 2.17 hours

SPT MO92_ HO93, MI71

PLT MI31

M552 - two samples

M553 - five samples

June 17 MD-23

President Nixon conversation

with crew

Conrad conversation with family

Trim Burn #2

ATM - 5hrs 42 minutes.

PLT MO92, MO93, M!31, M171

SPT MI31

June 18 _-24

Eclipse USSR (Soyuz ii) Record

(9)
 ATM 3 hrs. 51 minutes

CDR MO92, MO93, M133

SPT M092, MO93, M133

Parker experiment completion -

ATM- 81%, EREP 89/o, Medical
90_o, Corollary 100%, Student
9O%

June 19 MD-25
EVA - repairs to CBRM - 15

"Had a very good day" Windler

USSR Message

June 20 MD-26

Transfer OWS to CSM

PL'!' - M'o_-", ._'i'- "i

June 21 MD-27

Trash airlock problem

Coolant Problem

June 22 MD-28

Coolant problem continues, vehicle

Fitched 45 °

MDA hatch locked i:i0 a.m.

Undock 3:55 a.m.

B_/rn #i 4:40 a.m.

Burn #2

Splash 8:49 a.m.

On Board 9:28 a.m.

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May 14, 1973

(Times EDT)

1: ::0 p.m. Eaunch

1::_2:33 p.m. (2 rain. :t3 see:) S-IC Shutdown

l::I3:10 p.m. (3 rain. 1Osee.) Skirt Separation

._: _9:210 p. in. (9 rain. 30 see. ) S-II Shutdown

1:45:37 p.m. (15 rain. 27 sec.) Payload Shroud Jett:soned

t:5(1:12 p.m. {20 mix,. 12 see.) ATM Deployment

1:55:45 p.m. {25 mino 45 see.) ATM Solar Array

Deplcvment

2:06 p.m. Waiting for confirmation of OWS Solar Arrays.

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Z:o,) D. II_. Still no de_m_,te
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deployment.

3:08 p.m. Backup commands given to OWS Solar Arrays.

Also, there is an indication of only partial
deployment of micrometaoroid shield,

:_:iO p.m. Solar Arrays on OWS have not deployed.

Backup commands issued to arrays, but no
indication of deployment.

3;30 p.m. Flight Director Don Puddy and Booster Systems

Engineer begin discusain aiternative._ necessary
as a result of limited electrical power.

5:42 p.m. Announced miorometeoroid shield malfunction

occurred at 63 seconds after lift-off.

Meeting of program officials to discuss an

alternative mission and perhaps Mipping launch
date.
May 14. 1973 continued

6:45 p.m. Skylab settles into 5oiar Inertial Orbit (ATM

Solar Array pointing continually at the sun. )

7:45 p.m. Guidance controller in Houston reports apparent

probletos in some of the: gyros controlling space-
craft.

9:15 p.m. William C. Schneider, Skylab Program Manager,

announces "The launch of Skylab 2 has been re-
cycled for 5 days to Sunday, May 20, because of
the incidents Which occurred during the Skylab 1
' deployment. "

10:00 p.m. News Conference, KSC Newsroom:

OWS Solar Arrays are not fully deployed (OWS
Solar Arrays putting out some power, however}.
Launch slipped to 11 a. m., EDT, Sunday, May 20,
with a 10 minute window. Will spend time until
then "developing a flight plan that will maximize
scientific return. "

Electrical power cut in half by OWS Solar Array

malfunction. Decision made to connect power
from command and service modules (for as long
as cryogenics will last) to OWS. This will mean
a reduced mission, perhaps 17 to 21 days, and
reduced amount of experiments. Orders issued
to increase cryogenic load (at I_C). No deeisi,_m
at this time concerning which experiments will
be eliminated. Plans for the other 2 Skylab mis
sions are in state of flux. Still have a problem
with one gyro.

May 15, 1973

1:50 a.m. Decision made to change the attitude of the space:-

craft. Skylab control reports that the workshop
is absorbing solar energy and heating up inside
as well as on the skin. The plan called for shift-
ing the spacecraft 90 degrees so that the MDA
May 15, _;J73 continued

faced th.,: sun, thus removing the body of the"

workshop from the direct path of the sun.
Afte'..- one revolution at this angle, the space-
crr_ft would be shifted back 45 degrees in a
compromise attitude to provide more electri-
cal power but redticing the amount of solar
energy.

_Lz'0 a.m. Above maneuver reported completed.

7:._,3 a.m. Skylab returned to Solar Inertial Attitude.

9:20 a.m. Change of Shift Briefing from Johnson Space

Center. Neil Hutchinson announced tempera-
tures on the OWS skin were about 180 degrees F.
Temperatures inside about 100 degrees F.
Changes in spacecraft attitude will continue to
rnaintain the lowest temperatures possible.

9:33 a.m. Astronauts departed skid strip for Houston from

KSC_

3:00 p.m. Status Briefing from Kmmedy Space Center

with William C. Schneider, All centers work-
ing on plans to perhaps construct and install a
"thermal Shield" that will reflect the sun, thus
cooling the workshop.

5:20 p.m. Currently the food appears to be all right, al-

though some of the film may be fogged.

A decision whether to launch on Sund_y will be

made Saturday afternoon.

The doeto.rs at Johnsor_ Space Center reported

that the high temperatures can be e×pected to
ruin about 50% of the 62 drugs and medications.
Some of the sleep medications, injectables for
severe allergies or shock, and 0iso some of the
ointments are affected.
May )_5, 1973 coat,mind

A tt|mugl_ Sks, lab now has less electrical

power than planned, present plans allow 800
watt:- per day for the experiments. Since the
original schedule called for 1,000 watts, we're
not talki_',g about a day that's high]y inactive.

9:50 p.m. Change ,._iShift Briefing from Johnson Space

Center with Donald R. Puddy, Flight Director.
Crew quarters of OWS pressurized to its cor-
rect pressure for the mission: 5.0 p. s.i.

Spacecraft stable in a standard attitude control

system configuration.

Although one gyro was lost, the spacecraft can

now maintain its stable attitude.

Outside temperatures on the side facing the shn

are about 295 degrees F and about 90 degrees F
on the opposite side. Temperatures inside
have stabilized at about ]20 d_<rees F on the
sun side, 70 degrees F on the cool side.

Progress continuing on designing a solar shield.

Instal}ation will probably entail an EVA.

May 16, 1973

I:00 p. rn. Pete Conrad and prime crew in Skylab simulator

in Houston practicing a fig-around and simulated
rendezvous. Attitude changes continue to minimize
temperatures.

5:20 p.m. Status Report from Marshall Space Flight Center

with Leland F. Below, Skylab Program Manager,
MFSC and William C. Schneider, Skylab Program
Director, Headquarters. Analyses were conducted
to survey the structural integrity of the workshop,
its seals and windows. Some spot debonding on in-
sulation bonds may have occurred, resulting in
some blistering.
May id, 1973 continued

8:30 p.m. Attitude changes necessary to lower temperatures

on Skylab appear successful. Temperature read-
ings have been dropping steadily, varying between
55 degrees F and 108 degrees F.

9:20 p.m. Change of Shift Briefing, Johnson Space Center

with Don Puddy, Flight Director. Changes in the
spacecraft's attitude have continued, varying the
pitch of the vehicle.

Workshop producing 26,000 to 28,000 watts.

Inside temperatures hovering a't 109-110 degrees
F.

May 17, 1973

8:00 a.m. Temperatures had been stable M1 night and re-

mained stable at 110 degrees F inside the labora-
tory.

!0:00 a.m. Sky!ab Status Briefing at Johnson Space Center

with George B. Hardy, Skyiab Program Ullice,
MSFC.

Flight controllers have stabilized Skylab at an

angle of about 50 degrees to the sun's rays which
keeps the side of the workshop away from direct
sunlight.

Skylab will continue to orbit in this positiGn until

the astronauts dock with it. Maintaining this
attitude keeps temperatures as Iow as possible.

Temperatures aboard the spacecraft dropped

during the. night from 109 degrees F to 90 degrees
F.

11:00 a.m. Rusty Schweickart and Dr. Joseph Kerwin, both

at Marshall Space Flight Center, practiced EVA
procedures needed in order to install a sun screen
over the OWS from outside: the commar_d module.
M:* 5, 17, 19"13 continued

At Johnson Space Center, Pete Conrad studied

stationkeeping and formation flying techniques
iti the CSM simulator.

Also at Houston, Paul Weitz practiced procedures

for erecting a san shad using a standup EVA
technique. Astronauts Dave Scott and 1RonaId
Evans assisted.

1 30 p.m. Skylab Status Briefing at Johnscn Spac e Center

with John Disher, Deputy Skylab Program Director,
Headquarters.

Launch of Skyiab 2 delayed to May 25, 1973, at

9:02 a. m., EDT.

After reaching Skylab, Conrad rill make a fly-

around inspection, noting any debris that would
hazard an EVA.

.... _o,-, c,_on, he ,r,_l_ be _b_,. to u:se a

shepherd's hook-like device to remove debris
and attempt to extend the OWS solar panel near-
est him.

Based on his fly-around inspection flight, controllers

wii1 decide the best way to install a sun shield.

Two methods for installing a sun shieId have been

developed (a primary metilod and a backup). The
crew wiIi carry both shields up to Skylab.

One attempt calls for extending a sun shade mount,_.d

on a T-shaped pole from the EVA station at the ATM
used for retrieving film.

The second approach requires an EVA from the

command module, with the CSM maneuvering alon2
the outside of the workshop, while pulling a shield
over the laboratory.
May 17, 1973 continued

7:00 p.m. Internal gas temperatures appeared to have

stabilized at 105 degrees F.

May 18, 1973

10:00 a.m. Change of Shift B_'iefing at Johnson Space Center.

Temperatures inside the spacecraft stabilized at

100-110 degrees overnight.

Mission directors worked on plans to reduce power

necessary for living operations and experiments.
Producing 4,500 watts, the ATM solar panels
_ppeared sufficient for housekeeping needs (,-equir-
ing around 3,000 watts). This would allow 1,000
to 1,500 watts for experimental work.

Plans for using a minimum amount of power in

the CSM had also been devised.

_:20 p.m. Prelim_,ary timeline e._t_}d;._:h:_-_ f:_.." the _'_-_'__.

Day 1 Rendezvous, soft dock, and standup EVA.

Day 2 AM/MDA activation and possibly an OWS
entry for an EVA from the ATM.
Day 3 Ground commands to activate ATM expe_'i-
ments.
Day 4 Bring OWS up to habitable level.
Day 5 Crew to enter O\VS and begin mission.

The crew compartments of Skylab were purged

of their atmosphere, thus ridding the spacecraft
of undesirable gasses possible formed by materials
subjected to high temperatures.

May 19, 1973

10:45 a.m. Reported during Change of Shift Briefing

Venting terminated at 2 p. s. i. because it inter-

faced with gyro system. Scheduled to begin again
later, bringing pressure down to . 5 p. s. i.
May 19, 1973 continued

12:00 noon Special ga_-measuring device will be takenup

to Skylab with the crew to detect poisonous
gasses in the workshopVs atmosphere.

Spacecraft venting restarted to pureed the en-

vironment of dangerous gas.

5:05 p. mo Skylab refrigeration control in the workshop

switched automatically to a backup coolant
system. Efforts begin in order to analyze
possible causes of this unsignal('d event. The
problem not considered seriot_s at this time.
May 20, 1973

i0:00 a.m. Venting of workshop completed during the night.

Pressure holding at . 7 p. s. i.

12:00 noon Rusty Schweickart, Story Musgrave, and Bruce

McCandless in command module simulator at
Houston.

3:30 p.m. Scientists and engineers at JSC determined that

Skylab's food is still safe to eat although tests
continue on possible changes in calories or taste.

4:00 p.m. Activities concentrated on developing two more

thermal shields:

(1) A parasol using an automatic umbrella-

like mechanism that will be pushed out
through the scientific airlock and spread
out over the workshop.

(2) An inflatable life-raft type also deployed

The astronauts continued practicing methods of

deploying other thermal shields already developed.
No decision yet on which method will definitely be
used.

A tool has been selected for trying to free one

solar panel that is partially extended.

6:00 p.m. Change of Shift Briefing at Johnson Space Center,

Neff B. Hutchinson, Flight Director; George tIardy,
Director of Engineering Development and Integra
tion, MSFC.

Mission directors and the crew still evaluating

advantages of various sun shields.

The crew will be furnished with one primary and

at least one back-up method o[ installing a heat
shield.
May 21, 1973

10:15 a.m. Reported during Change of Shift Briefing at

Johnson Space Center.

Temperatures dropped in the coolant systems

that supply a coolant to the EVA suits and to the
airlock module.

Changing the angle of the spacecraft to the s_m

• has been necessary in order to keep that system
from freezing.

Plans to deploy a "sail-like" sun shield from a

stand-up EVA out of the CSM has been eliminated.

Currently, the two preferred procedures entail:

(1) Deploying an "umbrella-tjpe" shield

through the scientific airlock,

(2) Deploying a "sail-like" shield through

the ATM h_.*rh_

1:00 p.m. The astronauts continue rehearsing deployment

techniques and reviewing revised flight schedulc,._.

5:30 p.m. Change of Shift Briefing at Johnson Space Center,

Milton Windler, Flight Director; Craig Staresinich,
Electrical General Instrumentation and Flight
Support Systems Engineer for the Skylab Workshop.

Temperatures inside the workshop have increased

to 125 ° - 129 ° F, as a result of maneuvering Skylab
toward the sun. The changes in pitch were neceesa:'v
to warm the airloek module coolant systems that
are in danger of freezing.

Although changes in pitch have raised temperatures

in the food storage area, flight controllers will cool
the workshop again (by another shift in attitude) be-
fore the heat damages any supplies.
May 22, 19;'3

9:00 a.m. Reported temperatures:

(I} Skylab Workshop: 120 ° F

(2) Airlock Module Coolant System: 34.2 ° F

Flight controllers continue to regulate tempera-

tures on the spacecraft by changing its attitude.

Astronauts review deployment techniques and the

solar array system.

11:00 a.m. Crew participates in an underwater EVA deploy-

ing the twin-pole solar sheild.

Johnson Space Center Press Conference, John D.

Disher, Deputy Director of Skylab Program Office,
Nt:SA Headquarters.

Mission directors have decided that the astronauts

will carry two sun_hades up to Skylab: the parasol
like devic:e and the |.wLn-Do!e shield.

Depending on weight the crew may also carry a

third device as a second back-up proceddre.

Extended on a pole through the scientific airloek,

the 22 ft. by 24 ft. parasol device opens over the
workshop like an umbrella.

The "twin-pole" shield is a nylon, mylar, and

aluminum "sail" mounted on the end of an alurninun_
frame. An astronaut wil! extend the 50 ' A-shaDed
frame along the length of the workshop so that the
sail will cover the crew quarters.

- Revised Flight Plan -

Day 1 Visual inspection of the outside of the

workshop, soft dock with Skylab (by s!i:_.;:-
ing ropes around the workshop) and sl_c:_.
May 23, 1973

9:00 a.m. Temperatures reported _t:

123.5 degrees F inside the workshop
35.0 degrees F in suit umbilical coolant system
and airlock module system.

10:30 a.m. Reported during theChange of Shift Briefing at

Johnson Space Center:

Workshop' s el_.
vironm ant purged.
Temperatures stable at levels maintained during
the night.

11:52 a.m. Skylab crew members complete their final physical

examinations. Dr. Royce Hawkins, Deputy Director
for Medical Operations, JSC, said, "There are no
problems. Everything is normal, and all data and
medical exams look good. "

5:10 p. m, Major OWS attitude change in an attempt to lower

temperatures,

6:U9 p.m. Reported during Change of Shiit ]3tiering at Johnson

Space Center:

Cab_a] temperatures have risen to 126 degrees F and

the suit umbilical cooling system temperature |,_ts
remained at 34.7 degrees F.

Tests on food and film supplies continue, simulat

ing the temperatures foods are exposed to in the
workshop.

Although some film items will have to be replaced,

tests show that the elevated temperatures have not
changed the nutritional content of the food supply.

8:05 p.m. Repeated purging and repressurization of the Skylab

Workshop.

10:15 p.m. Status Report from Marshall Space Flight Center:

Hay 23, 1973 continued

Teler._tr-] data indicates that one OWS

solar panel is no longer attached to the
workshop, and that the other cne is open
about 5 de,reds or i0 de_r_es.

Although program managers have not deter-

mined which ther_nai shields will be taken
up to the laboratory, test reviewers in-
dicate that all the devices can be depolyed
s ale ly.

Space limltatlcns and ease of deployment

will dictate NASA's decisicn, Win. C.
Schneider, Skylab Progr_n Director, reported.

May 24, 1978

5:30 a.m. Begin cot_itdo_n

9:00 a.m. Temperatures stable at 126 degrees F.

OWS still depressurized.

m.30 _ L_ a • ,_ _s _ _ .... " ; •

At Kennedy Space Center:

Countdo_m proceeding c_n schedule. All

systems are primed foe launc]_.

Hission directors have still not decided

which sun shields will he empl_/ed.

Although all the devices are expected at

KSC by this evening, nane have arrived as :yet.

_:01 p.m. Chan_e of attitude ordered to _aise

_emperatures in the suit umbilical coolant
systems and to increase electrical power.

5:36 p.m. Win. C. Schneider ann_anced that Skylab

will employ the parasol as the prime solar
shield.
 ii:00 a.m. Day 2 : R_.move any deb_,ds, re-le_e the
soft dock, fly around to hard
dock with the Multiple F_kln_
Adapter and deploy the parasol.
(Deploy other devlees also if
necessary)

]2:30 p.m. OWg pressurization and pur_e underway.

2:30 p.m. Astrcnauts review the tools carried for

freezln_ the solar array.

4:00 p.m. Weitz enters Neutral Buoyancy Simulator

to rehearse stand-Up EVA, using special
tools to simulate _rking an the solar
array.

Conrad and Kerwin review hardware for the

"twln-pole" shield from a test stand.

5:15 p.m. Evalu_tlng stability of the frame used in

the "_%In-pole" shield from a test stand.

6:22 p.m, Reported from Joh_scn Space Center-

Crew dexer_.i_ed'..
assi_5/_...-'-en_-s

Pete Co_rad and Paul WeiTz to deplov the

parasol.

Joe Kerwin will depl_] the "sail" device

if necessary.

Paul Weitz will perform the stand-up EVA

method (if necessary)

8:01 p.m. Crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center.

May 24, 1973 continued

The astrcnaut will carry the twin-pole

shield and the SEVA sail as backups. In
order to determine how long the parasol
shield will last, tests an the shield's
material will c_ntinue on the _round.
¢ J

6:24 p.m. Re,ported Curing (_,an_ cf £hlft Briefing at

J_,nson Space Center _

The _.,in-pole device !eft Houston at 6:20

EDT, followed by the Parasol shield (in a
_arate a_1_plane) several minutes later.

6:26 p.m. MSS rollback begins at _SC.

7:06 p.m. Lightning hit the Mobile Set.lee Structure

several times although the strikes didn't
cause any damage.

7:58 p.m. Touchdown at the KSC's skid strip carrying

the SEVA sail.

8:30 p.m. Touchd_m at Tico Airport of the plane from

JSC carrying the parasol sun shield.

9:22 p.m. Retests of the Skylab 2 space vehicle on

Pad B shc_1 that the lightning caused no
damage to either the rocket of the command
module.

9:45 p.mo Begin loading fuel and c_idlzer onto the

May 25, 1973

2:00 a.m. Parasol, Seva sail, etc_ arrived at pad

3:45 a.m. Crew awake

4:15 a.m. Medics re[_rt crew in good shape

4:20 a.m. loading CM complete

5:55 a.m. Crew departs M_OB

6:15 a.m. Crew arrived pad

8:00:00.4 Launch GET

Inboard Engine c/o 138.1 secso

Outboard Engine c/o 141.7 "

Separation 143. "

Launch escape tower 172.0 "

Insertion 595.7 "

6:07:00 Impact of S-IB

Station Keeping 3:30 CDT

Soft Dock 4:56 CDT

"GO" for SEVA 5:45 CDT

Closeout SEVA 7:00 CDT

Hard Dock 10:50 CDT (after five attempt s)

Crew reported one SAS-OWS wing totally gone, one wing

slightly deployed and appeared to be structurally
deformed due to meteoroid shield interference and a
large section of the 5_ was gone with the exposed gold
thermal material badly discolored.
May 26, 1973

10:15 a.m. Inspect and _emcw:: docking probe and drogue

ii: 45 a.m. Enter MOA

3:30 p.m. Entered OWS

5:00 p.m. Start deployment procedurles

7:30 p.m. Parasol deployment completed.

OWS external temperatures (under sun shade)

lowered to 40 ° to 70 ° . SAL temperatures decreased
189 ° to lll°F.

Prior to Parasol deploy Skylab maneuvered ]i times

TSCS at 51.3 percent, now TACS usage becoming a
significant factor.

May 27, 1973

I_27 a.m. ATM thermal conditioning system activated.

9:05 a.m. Crew awake

Crew zeports equipment transfer and storage being
accomplished more easily than expected.

Skylab on solar inertial attitude and now being

held there without TACS. TACS consummables
remaining 47_o

4:00 p.m. Food looker temperatures 104-110°F.

Minor nose stuffiness reported.

Most temperatures 90-91°F.

Data for experiments MO71/73 (mineral balance)

body fluids) taken for third day. No weights.
MO74 activated.

CBRM #15 still off line, 17 remaining

CBRF_ functioning normally.

10:30 p.m. Crew sleep in MDA.

 SKYLAB
EVENT
SUM_RY

May 28, 1973

( im s

CDT EVENT

6:02a.m. CrewAwake(schedule)
7:02a.m. CrewAwake--confirmed--

7:15a.m. CrewreportKerwinwithdrew
blood. Average OWS temp.
92. °F.

7:35a.m. CAPCOM Reportstempsshould

stabilize at 75°F.
8:50a.m. Crewreocrtslost towels.
Crew reports gas in water.
Food handling taking more
time than expected.
Diffic1_ties in foot restraints
in _IC.

lO:O0a.m. Iodinetabletsfor CM water

fall apart and float away.

10:40a.m. CrewReportsseeingicebergs
possibly Labrador.

10:50a.mo Did not turnwardroomwindow

heater on during activation.
11:36a.m. Proceedto finishactivation
process.

11:04 LiveTV pressconference.

12:O7
p.m. LiveTV GDS.

12:18p.m. Sch_eickart
talksto crew.

12:31p.m. Crew spentnightin multiple

docking adapter.

1:23p.m. Kerwinwill startto activate

reed. experiments.

2:15p.m. Cr_ concludedgroundcheckout

of telescopG mount.
|

May28,1973continued
I

2:45 p.m. Hold battery

3:24 p.m. Crew _ill be rationed on

food heating p_er.

7:25p.m. Cabintempsreading880;
chamber temp@ 97 °.

8:08 p.m. , Trim burn of 2FPS SM-RCS.

8:12p.m. Wardroom
Dirty

8:42p.m. SIISighted

10:21 p.m. Privateconversation requested

by Conrad. Air to ground
omltted.

!1:24 p.m. Oonsnm_bles--23 ibs. 02-2 ibs.-H

(512 and 42 remaining).

46.5% TACS re=_ining.

(5627 !bs.)
1283 Ibs. Nitrogen remsining

5955 Ibs. of water

l t

Abbreviated timeline for 5-28 ....

6 a.m. Post-sleep checklist

8:30 a.m. Suit drying, Day 3 carryover
12:00 Noon Lunch
12:04 p.m. ---- Press Conference (8 minutes--Coldstone pass.)
1:00 p.m. Personal hygiene
1:30 p.m. Plenum bag stowage (clamps & equipment used to hold
down equipment during launch placed in bags and
stowed in plenum--space between living area floor
and top of waste tank.)
Also--Activation of biomed equipment--exps.
M092, M093 and MI71.
2:30 p.m. MI72 calibration
Also, fecal collector filter removal.
3_00 p.m. M172 continued. MO74 calibration.
3:30 p.m. TOO3 activation
4:00 p.m. 1. CDR to C&D console, coolant loop activation
2. SPT observer for M092, MI71, MI73
3. PLT subject for above 3 exps.
5:30 p.m. ATM C&D ce%sole loop deactivation
7:00 p.m. _33 activation
7:50 p.m. Trim burn (put Skylab 60 miles west & back on
proper ground trach for EREP
8:30 pom_ Evening status re_ort
_:45 p.m. Medical conference
i0:00 p.m. Sleep
i

SKYLAB EVEN'fS SU_tMARY

May 29, 1973

(Times CDT)

6:00 a.m. Wakeup

7:29 a.m. Cabin temperature 88°F.

Film vault 90.5°F.

9:18 a.m. Private conversation -

Dr. C. C. Kraft, "Deke"
Slayton, Neil Hutchinson

9:38 a.m. TV - #i Not accomplished

9:45 a.m. TV - #i Started

I0:02 a.m. S009 Activated

1 .'%.")q :_ _-._ _ •........._ ._---'

.......... -':

11:46 a.m. CBRM #15 discussion with crew.

12:28 p.m. News cast read up to crew.

1:03 p.m. ATM locked on sun.

Checkout of ATM successfully

completed - first ATM programs
conducted. ATM operated 2 hours
9 minutes.
.-,;:m
__ EREP: checkout conpleted. SI90A
., Male l_ghts on - trouble shooting
started.

COROLLARY:
S009- Activated
TO03- Operated
$228 - (36 detector modules)
deployed.
 •

MEDICAL - M092/171 - failure of

MO92 legband

TV: CDR demonstrating SSIMD device and water gun. CDR

preparing dinner.

TEMP. 90.2°F (Rev• 210)

TACS. 47.5%

May 29, 1973

(Times CDT)

Change/Shieft Notes:

8:00 p.m. John P. Donnelly, Asst. Admin. for

Public Affairs Advises press Chan.
"B" will be avai!_b!e tn m_dj_

Neil Hutchenson describes day as

hectic but successful. Turned on
everything as for first time.
Checked out EREP, Manned Checkout
of ATM.
i

Si_AB EVENTS SUM_ARY

May 30, 1973

(Times CDT)

6:01 a.m. Crew wakeup (slept in OWS

sleep compartment).

6:57 a.m. Teleprinter description

problems.

7:58 a.m. Morning news read to crew.

9:24 a.m. PLT Weitz on M-131.

10:09 a.m. First student experiment.

Crew sleeps in OWS for first time.

ATM - operation 4 hours and 16

m_e_ _ active regions) Some
film wasted due to false flare
alarm because alarm was not
turned off prior to entry SAA.

EREP Pass - 1 - start 150 ° W

to 68°W. Objectives of 15 out
of 85 task sites ware met.

MEDICAL: MO71/M073 - ALL

MII0 - First blood samples
taken on all three for
MII0 series.

MI31 - MS and OI performed.

Vehicle power problem caused
halt to experiment.

M133 - Performed first time.

,

COROLLARY: SO19 - Problems

encountered - gear
train.

TO03 - Performed

SO09 - Operating 28
hours as of this report.

ED76 - Ten neutron flux

detectors deployed.

CREW: Crew remains in good physical

condition and in good spirits.

TEMP: 86.8°F (Rev. 220)

TACS: 47.5_ remaining

and drogue - operation was satis-

factory.

12:16 OWS cabin pressure began to drop.

MO92 operation bel_eved to be problem).

TV: CDR and PLT eating their noon

meal.

1:18 SO19 equipment MALF discussion EREP

1:44 Pass - 1 - Track - 20

4:00 p.m. Probe 5_LF. Exercise

5:12 p.m. Crew discusses Probe + drogue.

5:38 p.m. Power problem - discontinue

M - 131 experiment
•

7:12 CBRM 3, 6, 7, 8, and 16 - No light.

EREP Cancelled for May 31 due to
Electrical power.

8:26 Fire Drill proposed•

Both coolant loops operating

properly.
 SKYLAB EVENTS SUMbIARY

Nay 31_ [973

(Times COT)

6:01 a.m. Wakeup - got a good night's

sleep; getting more used to
sleeping up here.

Sixteen of 18 CBRM's on line.

8:40 a.m. Power Conservation -- turn down '

lights, turn off some fans.

9:58 a.m. Conrad suggests ground could

think out the flight plan a
little bit better.

SO19 trouble shootiD_

4:37 p m. CDR Conrad suggests better

scheduling by ground.

5:34 p.m. Crew discusses pending EVA plans.

5:43 p.m. Primary Coolant O. K.

10:06 p.m. Sleep period begins.

 MISSION EVENTS SUI_4ARY

MAY 31, 1973

(CDT)

ATM - Manned 5 hours 29 man.

(Active regions 14, 17] 18 ),

CBRM #3 Tripped off during EREP

pass May 29 efforts reactivate CBRM #15 fail.

COROLLARY: SO 19 successfully operated following crew trouble shooting procedures

freed gears.
M-487 m Sound meter problems.

TV - 30 min. TV of CDR Conrad at ATM C and D.

TF_. 81° F.

TACS:' Remaining 47.3%

_B_S: 3 and 15 Remain inoperative.

OXYGEN: 5627 ibs. remain.

NITROGEN: 1283 Ibs. remain.

WATER: 5722 ibs. (72# used May 30).

 SKYLAB EVENTS SU_RY

June I, 1973
(Times CDT)

8:42 a.m. Crew wakeup

9:00 a.m. SL-3 Launch date reset for

July 27, 1973.

i:00 p.m. Crew describes out the

window view.

1:30 p.m. Deke Slayton briefs crew on

EVA procedures.

2:07 p.m. TV - OWS - Space gymnastics.

2:14 p.m. SPT Kerwin's foot wrapped up

in TV cable.

2:45 p.m. Good photos of Amazon.

3:50 p.m. CDR requested turn fire alarm

gain down. (GDS-Tx) (2nd
false fire alarm-SAA) .

6:00 p.m. "We're hustling on our day off"-

Conrad
Kerwin - threw away "bad" drugs.
Transfer of little items take
longer, little things hung us up,
CDR.

9:05 p.m. One through shower, one in, and

one waiting.

i0:01 p.m. Unexplained TACS firing.

 •

10:38 p.m. C&W alarm on when WMC water

heater turned off. Alarm
inhibited trouble shooting
procedures initiated•

Crew Status: Crew remains in good physical condition and

enjoyed their first showers. No medical problems• Running
in OWS produces negligible g-load. Temp. 79.7OF. (Rev 265)
CBRM 3&15 inoperative, TACS 47.3_ remaining.

Change/Shift Notes - June l, 1973

John H. Disher - Announces S/L-III July 27. Rational

is early launch gives S/L-III a
better beta angle. June ii Rollout
day. (11:45 a.m. CDT)

Dr. Rocco A. Petrone - Summarizes work at MSFC in

deploying SAS wing. (3:00 p.m. CDT)
 SKYLAB EVENTS SUMMARY

June 2, 1973
(Times CDT)

3:03 p.m. EREP Pass - 2 Track 6. (GDS) .

3:28 p.m. Crew reports on___eTV camera failed.

MO-74 electronics rransfer,
wardroom to WM area. (Van)

16 completes - CBRM's. 70.3 soc.

4:37 p.m. "White talk-back on" SO-54 (HAW)

5:04 p.m. S0-52 Male Read up.

6:43 p.m. Conrad family talks to CDT Conrad

on his 43rd birthday (Van)

8:21 p.m. Today's flight plan excellent -

detail.

9:58 p.m. Crew threw ball around, CDR threw

it straight

10:09 p.m. Goodnight to crew, set alarm

for 6:11 a.m. CDT.

Crew is in good health with no known medical problems.

Temp. 78.9°F. (Rev 279).
TACS Remaining 47.3%
SO-54 door anomoly.

EXPERIMENTS: ATM 4.50 hours

EREP Pass-2 (S191 not working

properly).

o
133°W to i00 W - 34 task sites
(S-193 ready light did not come on.)
 •

Corollary Experiments:
S183 Ultaviolet Panorama
T003 - Infight Aerosol
S009 - Nuclear Emulsion
D008 - Radiation in Spacecraft

Medical:
M071/73 - All
MO92 - CDR
M093 - CDR
Ml31 - CDR
M074 - SMMO electronics
Transferred from Wardroom
Device to SMMO in WMA.
M-151 - Photos of S-183 opns.

TV Camera - Failure of TV camera reported by crew.

EREP TV recorded on VTR, downlink
 ABBREVIATED TIMELINE FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1973

6:00 a.m. Wake up time

6:00 - 8:15 a.m. Post sleep activities

8;15 - 11:45 a.m. UV Panorama, Physical training,

/
Housekeeping - Cdr. Conrad /

8:15 - ii:45 a.m. ATM - SPT Kerwin

8:30 - ii a.m. Physical training , Housekeeping,

UV Panorama - PLT Weitz

11:45 - _.:00 p.m.' Eat

l:00 - 3;00 p.m. EREP 3 - Cdr. Conrad and PLT Weitz

3:30 - 5:30 p.m. M092 and MO 93 (Lower body negative

pressure and vectorcardiagram)-
Cdr. Conrad and SPT Kerwin

3:00 - 6:15 p.m. ATM- PLT weitz

8:00 - 9:00 p.m. ATM - Weitz

6:0Q - i0:00 p.m. Pre sleep activities

1.0:00 p.m. Sleep

 r;

SKYLAB EVEN%' SU*_MARY

June 4 1973
(Times CDT)

2:25 p.m. 16 (CBRM's) Complete after EREP pass.

3:15 p.m. CRD asks if someone can ride bike when

someone else in MO92. Affirmative ground.

4: ii p.m. Schneider announcement on EVA

4:47 p.m. Free style bike riding during M-171 experi-

ment. Mystery DAE fuse found by Conrad.
Switch blood sampling to day 157 (rather
156) .

6:23 p.m. CDR asks if we go for EVA. Work load

good, good for 6-day mission. Propose
cancel next 2 days off to make up for

9:30 p.m. EVA discussions. Hardware Procedures, ect.

up by teleprinter. Goodnight call.
 SKYLAB EVENT SUMMARY

June 4, 1973
(Times CDT)

9:30 p.m. ATM 4 hrs. 49 mins. operation. Job 4 and 6

EREP Pass No. 3

Start 126 ° W Stop 92 ° W
Task site 36

Medical M071/73 All

M092-SPT
M093-SPT

Corollary S-183-photos one night pass.

M-487-CRD and SPT-report on
OWS and Support equipment.

C_nsumablcs >
Status 47.2 % Tpes Remsining
5627 oxygen "
1283 nitrogen "
5608 water "
 :_ SKYLAB E_ENTS SUM_RY

,June 5, 1973
:i (Times CDT)

_.2:34 p.m. CBRM's back on line following

_return to solar inerital attitude.

_:4:33 p.m. Teleprinter legible and behaving

normally.

[_o5:39 p.m. Crew requests to be advised when

teleprinter uplinked.

_ 6:09 p.m. "What's new down there, we haven't

heard news lately," CDR.

7:22 p.m. EVA discussions with bchneider

and Gibson (VAN & ASEN). Updated
procedures to pass up on printer.

additional EVA discussions.

Crew asked to look at Quad "A"

on SM during EVA. (Now in mid
80's, should be 60's) .

8:47 p.m. Ground explains problems on

SO-82A -- Crew asked to change
out SO-82A camera.

9:32 p.m. " Urine separator repaired.

Crew asked to photo Hurricane

"AVA", Day 157 at 18:57
with S-193 and Nikon.

Further EVA discussions.

CBRM #17 4 amps less than others.

CBRM #17 Reg. output 5.9 amps -
compared to 9. amps on others.
 •

ATM: Manned operation 3 hours

56 minutes.

EREP: Pass Number 5 - l17°W - 80°W

Objectives met on 17 task sites.

M_DICAL: MO71/73 - ALL

MO92/MO93/MI71 - CDR
M 133 _ SPT
M 131 - SPT

CREW STATUS: Medical problems exist which preclude making an

EVA on Thursday. They continue to eat and take fluids well and
have had sufficient time to maintain their personal exercise
programs• SPT has had intermittent wakefullness because of
sleep cap.

Announcement

WM. C. Schneider reports no justification for any justification

for extension of the mission.
 ABBREVIATED TIMELINE FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1973

6.00 a.m. Wake up time

6.00 - 8:30 a.m. Posg sleep activities

8:30 10:40 a.m. MO92/M171 - Lower body negative

pressure and metabolic activity -
CDR Conrad, Subject; SPT Kerwin,
Observor

8:35- 9:10 a.m. EREP Video Tape Recorder dump,

PLTWeitz

9fl0 - 11:20 a.m. ATM - PLT Weitz

11:20 - 12:10 ATM - SIT Kerwin

11:25 - 1:40 p.m. EREP -5, Ground _ _-ck 34,

(t_j_. -_ _ ;'"'r - .tL -,-. _ , CDR ConradandPLTWeitz
1:40 - 2:30 p,m. Eat

Astronomy - PLT Weitz

3:30 - 4:45 p.m. ATM - CDR Conrad . ,_., . .(

3:30 - 5:00 pom. M131,Human Vestibular Function -
SPT _, Subject; PLT _-,_i_, ' _- • / ;_.
Observor

5.00 - 5:30 p.m. MI71, Metabolic Activity, SPT Kerwin

5:00 - 6:15 p.m. ATM - CDR Conrad

6:15 - 10.00 p.m. Pre-sleep activities

10:00 Sleep
 SK_LAB EVENTS SU;_,IARY

June 6, 1973
(Times CDT)

7:25 a.m. Wakeup

8:32 Replay of Video of MSFC NBF

activities.

8:40 Conrad ATM procedure description

8:54 CBRM # 17 problem review.

9:53 Schweickart passes EVA

procedures to crew.

10:31 Live TV from Skylab on pre EVA

procedures.

1:53 AVA description.

 SKYLAB EVENTS SUM_ZARY

JUNE 6, 1973
(Times CDT)

3:18 p.m. Lovell telegram congrats to

Conrad on breaking Lovell's
record (714 hours in space).

Lost "Z" rate gyro.

3:49 p.m. Crew advised two gyros look

good.

5:01 p.m. CDR Conrad against use of TV

outside during EVA. (TV was
scheduled for look at parasol).

5:29 p.m. Schweickart advises crew TV

low priority. Conrad suggests
TV ir,ji_iC_;,

8:44 p.m. Kerwin reports crew continuing

with EVA preps.

Conrad reports parasol is

beginning to fade nightly News
read up to crew by Schweickart
and Hartsfield.

EXPERIMENT - ATM Manned Operations - 2 hours 09 minutes.

EREP - Data acquired of typhoon AVA at i07.5°W -

ll.9°N on track 49. Winds of i00 mph.

BIOM_D - MO92 SPT Kerwin

MO93 SPT Kerwin
MI71 - SPT Kerwin
MII0 - All three

COROLLARY - SO19 - 1 night pass

TOO3 - Crew Quarters
S009 - 196 hours.
 SKYLAB EVENTS SUM_tARY

June 7, 1973
(Times CDT)

6:07 a.m. Wakeup

6:22 a.m, MOL Sieve "sighs" when it cycles

6:52 a.m. Cyclonic depression spotted by

crew at 43 ° North.

7:37 a.m. CDR - EVI and SPT EV2.

8:20 a.m. Power System Status light off.

Lost delta -Pen condensate tank.

8:33 a.m. Primary coolant loop caution light

(ground advices turn it off).

9:48 a.m. Begin depress (approximately).

10:06 a.m. Weitz goes back into OWS turn

off lights.

10:15 a.m. Ground gives go for Hatch opening

23 Hatch open (over ASC).

10:42 a.m. Crew sees lights of Australia.

Ii:00 a.m. Flying over Guam. Hi there Guam.

ii:25 a.m. TV coming into MOCR.

Trouble in maintaing position to

hook on STRAP.

Let's stay cool . bunch of

wi_es.

ii:42 a.m. Umbilicals mixed up

Conrad heart rate i00-ii0

Kerwin heart rate 145-150
l:01 p.m. Still heading for SAS

Kerwin reports six foot tether cut.

Conrad reports they cut through
strap

1:16 p.m. Kerwin - this is the most working

EVA--Stowing umbilical

Pitch up (CSM-up) to warm up

SAS Solar panels

1:25 p.m. Kerwin reports S054 door closed

not in open position.

2:36 Low secondary coolant loop

temperature.

MOL Sieve flow problem - (probably

frozen) .

CDR Con_d BTU - 1080

SPT Zerwin BTU - !700

3:05 Crew advised they did dandy job.

4:13 Advise turn MOL Sieve fans off.

CDR conrad suggests ground be

more thorough in ATM procedures.

4:44 PCG current on - first time in

14 days - Conrad.

5:51 SAS - Sect. 1-100%, Sect. 2-50%,

Sect. 3-100%.

7:21 p.m. Pace (MSFC) reports may get

2000 watts.

7:58 p.m. SAS wing sections fully deployed.

 8:53 p.m. Crew advised turn off secondary
coolant loop, let it warm up.

Primary coolant loop valve

s_uck in cold position.

10:04 Crew bid'goodnight.

10:34 Crew wakeup - asked to place

LSU 's on water tank, hook up to
coolant loop to warm it up

Experiments: ATM - Manned operations Ohrs. 49 m.

EREP - No Pass

Biomedical - MO 71/MO 73 - all

Corollar Z - T003 - Crew Qtrs.

S009 - 220 hrs. operation
D008 - 5 SAA passes.

Consumables - 315 ibs. Oxygen Remaining

18 ibs. Nitrogen "
5540 ibs. Water
46.15% TACS "

Change/Shift Notes - Schneider tells press S/L-II can

now go off tight electrical
management scheme and return close
to original flight plan. Feeling
bullish on nominal mission.

June 8, 1973
(Time CDT)

12:14 a.m. Crew advised leave LSU latched up

overnight and bid goodnight for
second time.
 SKYLAB E VENTS SUMMARY

JUNE 8, 1973
(Times CDT)

7:26 a.m. Wakeup

Crew advise_ coolant loop remained

stable througheut night. Don't
have a good handle yet - primary
loop has problem with a stuck valve.

8:33 a.m. Morning news read up to Dick Truly.

9:05 a.m. Crew discusses food prep problems.

9:51 a.m. Crew asks whether one or two _VAs

to deploy MSFC twin boom Conrad
suggests all three take part in
EVAs.

_:44 p.m. Crew cat in _9=_<_ _,,_t_s due

to work schedule.

1:59 p.m. Secondary coolant loop performing.

5":05 p.m. Crew advised they will get message

tomorrow on coolant loop problem.

5:41 p.m. Hot showers again today.

Crew asks if they passed half way

mark yet?

7:20 p.m. Crew advised of upcoming change

in their sleep schedule to accomodate
early entry.

8:52 p.m. Discuss malfunction procedures

for coolant loops.

8:57 p.m. Crew reviews EVA events and what

happened when SAS let loose.
Page 2.

9:36 p.m. Dr. Ross reports crew in excellent

condition.

9:50 p.m. Evening news read to crew.

CDR Conrad puts away two more

cans of butter cookies. Crew
commends ILC and Air Research
for work on EVA gear, Crew
bid goodnight.

EXPERIMENTS:

ATM - Manned operation i hour 27

minutes.

EREP - NO Pass.

BIOmeDICAL - MO71/M073 - all.

MO92 - PLT Weit_

M093 - PLT Weitz

_171 - PLT Weitz

MI51 - MO92/M093

COROLLARY - M487 - OWS Habitability

TO03 - Crew Qtrs.

SO09 - 243 hours operation

DOO8 - 1 SAA Pass (25th

day of exposure)

$228 - 10th day of

operation
Page 3.

ED76 - 9th day of operation

S230 - 25th day of operation.

CONSUMABLES - 292 ibso of oxygen

remain.

15 ibs. of hydrogen
remain.

5493 ibs. of water

remain.

46.12_ TACS.
f

SKYLAB EVENTS SUMMARY

JUNE 9, 1973
(Times CDT)

6:08 a.m. Wakeup

6:51 a.m. Crew advised by ground that weather

looks good for EREP pass.

7:51 a.m. Discussion on EREP tape which may

have been damaged by high temperatures.

9:58 a.mo Crew describes Holt County, Nebraska

during EREP pass.

11:35 a.m. TV of MO92 experiment.

12:06 p.m. Discussion of primary coolant

loop problem.

6:31 p.m. Secretary of State Kenneth Rush

sends crew message of congrats.

6:37 p.m. Conrad reports that OWS getting

warmer, now 75 degrees.

7:36 p.m. Conrad reports eating two more cans

of butter cookies.

8:08 p.m. Evening news read to crew.

Kerwin reports no comets, but said

Sun is indeed color of dirty beach
sand.

9:11 p.m. Comment concerning about PJ sleeping

in another compartment. Dr Ross
reports crew remains in good condi_on
and CDR reported no subjective
problems during MO92 and had no
difficulty in performing high workloads
on MITI.
r

Page 2.

10:19 p.m. Crew bid goodnight.

EXPERIMENTS:

ATM - Manned operation - 4 hours,

08 minutes.

EREP - Pass #6 Start 122°W - stop

410W. Task site objectives - 25.

Flooded area I00 miles in

diameter (30 seconds data, at
90oW- 88oW).

BIOMEDICAL - M071/73 - All.

M092 - CDR Conrad

M171 - CDR Conrad

MI51 - of EREP ETC deploy

MO74 - Mid mission of SMMD

MI31 - PLT Weitz

M133 -- SPT Kerwin

COROLLARY - M487 - cleaning mixing

screen (4_ of FO's).

TO03 - Crew quarters

readings.

SO09 - Operative 267 hrs.

D008 - 1 SAA pass.

M516 - Transfer of food

resupply.
Page 3.

SAL - usage for remainder of mission

will be: T027, TO27/S073,
SI90B, S149.

CONSUMABLES - 292 ibs. oxygen remaining.

12 ibs. hydrogen remaining.

46.1_ TACS remaining.

5465 ibs. of water

remaining.
 _V_ZLABSUl_ff_Y
JUNE i0, 1973
(Times CDT) June i0, 1973

5:30 a.m. Wakeup (_ hour early Accommodate EREP)

SPT Kerwin takes micro samples of cre_snen today.

7:14 a.m. Conrad requests information on what happens to

power distribution when CSM fuel cells shut down.

7:48 a.m. Getting good pictures of Great Lakes and New England

2:30 p.m. Problem with S009

7:25 p.m. Cdr Conrad again has two more cans of butter cookies.
Cdr reports they had a good day

7:47 p.m. Evening news read to crew

8:27 p.m. ATM officer reports apparent failure in S052

9:21 p.m. Cdr Conrad reports first time he has been able to
settle in sack and read a boon.
Goodnight to crew.
Primary Coolant loop powered up and functioning
nor_lly at 47°F.
Page 2

EXPERIMENTS:

ATM - Manned Operation - 4 hours, 57 minutes.

EREP - Pass #7. Start 121°W. - Step 490W.

Task Site objectives met - 28.

BIOMED - M0 71/73 - ALL

MO 92 - SPT KERWIN
MO 93 - SPTKERWIN
M 171 - SFT KERWIN
M 131 - PLTWEITZ

COROLLARY - M_87 - Trash Airlock and W_4Coperations.

TO03 - Crew Qtrs. Readings
S009 - Operation 280 hrs.
DO08 - 1 SAA Pass.

Activation Checklist of M-S09.

CONSUMABLES: 250 Ibs. Oxygen Re_ining

10 lbs. Hydrogen

5435 lbs. water remaining (30 ibs. used).

 SKYLAB EVENT SU_ARY

June ll, 1973

(TimesCDT) Event

6 a.m. SL-III launch vehicle_rollout at KSC

6:18 a.m. Wakeup

6:40 a.m. VTS sites socked in by weather

7:28 a.m. TV M171

10:42 a.m. "Very nice EREP pass," Capcom

11:45 a.m. Trouble shooting with coolant loop

11:57 a.m. Valve did not modulate on coolant loop during

malf procedures

6:55 p.m. Evening news read to crew

7:06 p.m. Senator Morse telegram to Dr. Fletcher read

to crew and Kelvin doing cu!]tu_es and slide
work

7:01 p.m. Crew discusses translation modes within OWS.

Must watch momentum, use stomach muscles quite
a bit. Dr. Ross reports crew is in good
physical condition.

9:28 p.m. Goodnight

 Page 2

EXPERIMENTS - ATM- Manned operations 4 hrs. 37 mins.

EREP - Pass #8 - Start 127°W. -
Stop - 45 °W. Task Site
objectives - 22.

BIOMEDICAL - M071/MO73 - All

M092- PLTWEITZ
MO93_ PLTWEITZ
M171- PLTWEITZ
M131- SPTKERWIN
M133 - SPTKERWIN
M151- S073 Installation
COROLLARY:
M516- ATM operation
T003- Crew Qtrs.
S009- Shutdown on day 161.
DOO8- I SAA pass
T027/S073- Gegenschein program

CONSU_BLES:

228 lbs. Oxygen remaining

7 Ibs. Hydrogen remaining
5410 lbs. Water remaining (25 lbs. used)
45.3%" TACS remaining

Tq - M171 Activity

i
 SKYLAB EVENTS SUMMARY

JUNE 12, 1973

(Times CDT)

15:18 2nd loop looks good

M551 - Conrad asked get it

up early?

16"03 No plan to bring back MI51 TV.

2nd C/L - 47°F running normally.

16:16 Two good coolant loops now.

(Liquid cool garment removed from

water tank).

16:31 M551 - problem, Conrad.

17:43 Conclusion take longer to evacdate

chamber

M551 - working now, Weitz.

19:24 C_ systems looks good

21:00 Difficulty W/551

22:24

EXPERIMENTS:

ATM - Manned operations 5 hours,

41 minutes.

EREP - Pass #9 start 100°W - 28°W

site accomplished - 23.

BIOMEDICAL - MO71/MO73 - All.

MO92 - CDR Conrad

Page 2.

M093 - CDR Conrad

MI51 - TO27/SO73 opsration

MI71 - CDR Conrad.

COROLLARY - M551 - Metals Melting

TO03 - Crew Qtrs.

SO09 - Still in open

operation

DO08 - 1 SAA pass.

T027/S073 - ecliptic pole

and gegenschein sky mapping.

back on line.

CONSUMABLES - 210 lbs, oygen remaining.

5 ibs. hydrogen remaining.

5381 ibs. water remaining.

44._ TACS remaining.

Chanqe of Shift Notes: Dr. Hawkins reported (6:30 p.m. CDT)

experienced sudden onset of heart acceleration and drop in

blood pressure requiring termination of M092 LBMP which he was

%[3ing through. Conrad however, completed entire prorocol.

Dr. Hawkins not seeing any interference with normal day to

day performance.
r

SKYLAB EVENTS SUMMARY

June 13, 1973

(Times CDT)

6:30a.m. Wake-up

8:04 a.m. Kerwin describes ETC problem

8:12 a.m. Two minutes of VTR of Moon

_:20 a.m. Star tracker providing erroneous

date

8:52 a.m. Looks like whole U.S. is clobbered

today, see Titan complex at
KSC through clouds.
Disappointingly large amount of
cloud cover

lO:21 a.m. Using 5000 of 7000 watts

12 noon Calroc launch problems - capcom

wardroom window fogging up
Bailbearing - (i) good (2) shaped
li_e balloon (3) came off
Outgassing from electronics

12:28 Parasol looks the same, Conrad.

Color of Florida Orange, Kerwin
Calroc recycled

1:38 p.m. S0-56 hung up again

2:00 p.m. Can almost see entire tip to Cape

Horn, fast 20 miles overcast

M-131 Rotation rates increase

12½ to 20 (Conrad) (Kerwin)
and 25 for Weitz.

7 -
 5:38 7 hourssleeptonight

6:15 MOI sieve "B" high warning light

6:40 Shaffersays fuel cellswill be

out off between 1810 and 1840 Z
zalu June 14. Almost depleted
anyway; convenient time in flight
plan for switchover to all internal
power. Power generation by ATM &
OWS increasing because (i) last
EREP will be done 6_i_-73 for
SL-2 and (2) Beta angles increasing.
Degradation of parasol anticipated
as l_esult of ground test & estimates
has not oceured. Decision on
EVA for _in-Boom shade is expected
after meeting Thursday.

9:02 p.m. Conrad assumed title of "Butter

cookie king" fr,a_ Capeom Thompson
(who had it in S_AT). 0onrad
sa_d no one wue %0 _i\_h - h_
while he was eating butter cookies.

9:05 p.mo Conrad said it felt good to "loosen

up" on the Ergometer after hours
of bracing selves in zero-G for
everything they did.

9:35 p.m. Primary heater off (See transcript

for details on an amperage signal
in secondary coolant loop--to think
about it but do nothing until
' tomorrow).

iO_00 p.m. Ker_;indid complete physicals

on Conrad & Weitz_ pronounced them
in good conditions & quite capable
of completing mission. Change
• from active volcano in Guatemala
to cinder cone in Nicaragua.
¢

Systems - All CBRM's obtained full change. PCG's land 3 obtain

96%, six remaining at 100%. Coolant loop test on MD 165.

Experiments - ATM - Fanned operation 4 hrs. 541

EREP - Pass #10
Sites accomplished - 14

Biomed - MO71/MO73 -All

Mgo2-SPT Kelvin
MO93-SPT Kerwin
MI31-SPT Ke_win
MI33-SPT Keratin
M171-SPT Kerwin

Corollary -- M553-Performed
TOO3-Crew quarters
DO08-1 SAA Pass

Consumables - 187 lbs. Oz remain

2 lbs. H "
5361 lbs. H20 "
44.7% TACS "

Change Snr_i_ Notes - Dr_. HawKins all _ cre:._-nen_doing well, scc

no significant change. Dr. Homick reports
interesting results...that Weitz and Ke_win
have not reached threshold of motion sickness
or 20-25 rpms. Dr. Rambaut weight change ver_
slow-lot of water loss first part of flight-
this has stabled off. Very high nutrients in-
take - nutritionally crew is in good state.
June 14, 1973 EREP page 3

900 series, Cartography_ photo mapping, map accuracy

946223 Northern Arizona; Doyle O. _th, US Geological Survey

902735 Brazil

902700 Honduras

902716 Costa Rica, Nicaragua Jack E. Staples, Inter-American

902758 Costa Rica, Nicaragua Geodetic S_ey

902707 Paraguay

902708 Central Andes and _m_zon Basin

902756Paraguay i
 SKYLAB EVENTS SUMMARY

JUNE 14, 1973

(Times CDT)

6:09 a.m. Wakeup

Pressure of hot water tank discussed.

7:32 a.m. Procedural check verifies proper

pressure (35 psia) in water tank.

8:00 a.m. CDR Conrad describes M553 problems.

9:23 a.m.] Coolant loop discussions.

9:40 a.m. EREP - #ii start

9:44 a.m. No joy at HATS site, too many

clouds, Weitz.

10:08 a.m. EREP stop.

12:47 p.m. Power transfer, shut down fuel

cells (CSM) -- ii00 watts from OWS
transfer to CSM.

1:15 p.m. All 16 CBRM's on line - Post EREP.

5:48 p.m. "We'll stay up here," Kerwin said

when advised of President Nixon's
anti-inflation announcement.

7:24 p.m. Conard M553 - discussion melts, and

ready to go to sphere and thing retracts.

8:05 p.m. Goodnight over Vanguard.

Page 2.

Chanqe of Shift Notes: Phil Shaffer reported average electrical

load is 6500 watts, power availability is 7000 watts. Highest

Beta angle on MOI70 (63 ° ) which will produce 8000 watts and

after mission day 172 (70° ) for 9200 watts. Entry 7-day

check in CSM to check on G&N and electrical system.

No decision on sun shield deployment by NASA Management Council.

Experiments

ATM - Manned Operation 4 hrs. 39 mins. Probability of a medium

flare in AR 37.

EREP -Pass # ii
Start 124_q
Stop 47°W
Task sites MCT-10

Biomedical - M071/M0 73 -All

M092 - PLT Weitz
M093 - PLT Weitz
MI51 - Photography of mess preparation.
MI71 - PLT Weitz

Corollary - M553 - Wheel #i complete,

Wheel #2 with 5 samples.
M487 - Photos of PLT Weitz
T003 - Stowage and crew quarters
D008 - 1 SAA pass
T027/S073 - Gegenschein

Systems - OWS power transfer to CSM at 165:17 GMT. Fuel cells

shut down.

Consumables - 169 ibs oxygen remain.

Hydrogen depleted.
5329 ibs water remain.
44.7_ Tacs remain.
 ABBREVIATED TkME LINE

SKYLAB II

June 14, 1973

CDT
6:00 a.m. Crew Awakens

8:10 - 8:45 a.m. Conrad prepares M553

8:10 - 9:00 a.m. ATM - Kerwin

9:40 - 10:08 a.m. EREP data take Track 20

10:27 - 11:04 a.m. Calibrate EREP instrumentation by data take of full

moon

12:30 - 1:20 p.m. ATM - Kerwin

] "io - ; ;40 j)_ J,J. _.Jw, lot_w_J, tJ.O.l,_,J_ , i..,o Ji-_.o _,

_ _'-:_
¥¥ (;_J I /_

1:40 - 4:00 p.m. M092 and M171

Weitz - subject, Conrad - observer

2:00 - 3:00 p.ra. ATM - Kerwin

3:30 - 4:40 p. m. ATM - Kerwin

5:40 - 6:14 p.m. ATM - Kerwin

0:40 - 7:15 p.m. ATM - Weitz

8:00 p.m. Sleep (M133, Kerwin)

Unattended experiments: M553, $228, ED76, D024, M133.

 i

Skyla b News Center

EREP pass for June 14, 1973 (Day 165) Rev 446/z._7, track 20

Data take starts at 9:40 a.m. just west of Coos Bay, Ore. (&3o30'Nx124°45'W)

and ends at 10:08 a.m. CDT about 500 miles south of S_o Paulo, Brazil

(32°30'Sx47°15'W). The ground track passes over Albuquerque, NM and

Brownsville, Texas before crossing the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Penins,,_e,

Central America, Colombia and Brazil.

Task/sites, principal investigators

000 series, for user agencies

002111 Pacific Northwest Coast 002182 North Central Nevada

100 series, Agriculture/Range/Forestry

116301 Rio Grande-SE area; W.G. Hart, US Dept. Of Agriculture

_116380 Fadre Island. Texas" Hart

132306 SE Rio Grande Valley; Dr. C.L.Wiegand, US Dept. of Agriculture

*132385 Delta Lake, Texas; Wiegand

*132390 Delta Lake, Texas agricultural field; Wiegand

107737 Colombia; Dr. O.E.Fischnieh, UN }_oodand Agriculture Organization

200 series, Geology; soil erosion, resources and environment, mineral exploration,

surface water, etc.

208101 Central Nevada; Jack Quade, University of Nevada Mackay School of Mines

222198 S.Nev/E.Calif/NW Ariz/SW Utah; Ira C. Bechtold, Argus Exploration Co.

258294 NW Arizona; Dr. Alexander F.H.Goetz, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

272596 Central America; Dr.Richard E.Stoiber, Dar+Imouth College Dept. of

Earth Sciences

_272566 Las Pilas, Nicaragua; Stolber

*Also S-191 Infrared Spectrometer site

more
EREPJune14,1973 page2

275596 Central America; Troy A. Crites, Kent, Wash. Junior High School

275566 Las Pilas, Nicaragua; Crites

500 series, Atmospheric Investigations; cloud features, weather systems,

cloud statistics, etc.

*547125 Smoke Creek Desert; David T. Chang, Environmental Research and Technology,Inc.

546337 White Sands,NM: Dr. Thomas L. Barnett, NASA-JSC

*546320 White Sands National Monument gypsum beds; Barnett

519337 White Sands; Joseph B. Zmolek, Lourdes High School, Oshkosh, Wis.

700 series, Remote Sensing Techniques Development

716408A US: Dr. R.K.Moore, University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc.

717408 US- Allan Shapiro, US Naval Research Laboratory

*746196 Basin and range provinc_ of Utah and Nevada; NASA-JSC Skylab Program Office

,71_3_n...
,._.
%._!+e _---_c=_
z _"T_*"_
_,_._' _$n-_i_t _p_m_ j,__,S_l_.b Program OITlee; J .Draith-

waite, University of Michigan Environmental Research Institute

748598A Gulf of Mexico; JSC SLP0, Braithwaite

*747320:White Sands gypsum; JSC SLP0

*746320 White Sands gypsum; JSC SLPO

749320 White Sands gypsum; J_ SLP0: R.K. Moore, U of Kans; Joseph McGoogan, NASA

Wallops Station

749598 Gulf of Mexico; JSC SIPO: Moore; McGoogan

800 series, Regional Planning and Development; ]snd use, mapping, urban studies;

effects of strip mining, water resources, etc.

833721 Central AmAzon Basin; Dr. Luiz Henrique de Azevedo, Brazil Ministry of Mines

and Energy

*Also S-191 Infrared Spectrometer site

more
 SKYLAB EVENT SUMMARY

June 15, 1973

(Times CDT)

3:07 a.m. Wakeup

3:38 a.m. M-553 problem discussion.
3:47 a.m. Crew advised of potential EREP pass.
4:19 a.m. Conrad trims Weitz hair.
6:38 a.m. Kerwin deploys ED-31, student experiment.
7:22 a.m. Somewhere in mission rules crow is infallible
8 amps below rest--in array #4.

7:38 a.m. Preceeding with Entry-7 checklist.

8:20 a.m. Water in wardroom window frozen.

9:12 a.m. First to know, PLT is proud father o_ solar flare.

11:15 a.m. Flare-1 bright M-4.

"Mean we can keep it, or throw it back," Kerwin.

1:31 p.m. Dr. Vaian_ deacr_he_ Solar r_r_,

2:00 p.m. Decision NOT qOO DEPLOY twin pole thermal shield.
A replacement to go on SL-III.

5:00 p.m. Entry sims start tomorrow 5:48 a.m.

5:35 p.m. M552-1 done. Three more remaining.

5:42 p.m. Crew bid goodnight.

6:05 p.m. Private medical conversation. Dr. Paul Buchanan reports:

"_e SL-2 crew is still enjoying an excellent state
of physical well-being and a high level of morale."

EXPERImeNTS

ATM - Manned operation 6 hrs. 18 mins.

EREP - No pass.
Page 2

BIOMED - MO71/MO73-ALL
M092 - CDR Conrad
M093 - CDR Conrad
M-131 - SPT Kerwin
M-133 - SPT Kerwin
M-171 - CDR Conrad
ED-31 -

COROLLARY - M-552-I Brazing

M553 - Sphere
TO03 - Crew Qtrs.
DO08 - 1 SAA pass.
TO27/50-73-

CONSUMABLES - 44.7% TAGS Remain

5293 lbs. WATER Remain

Chan_e Shift Notes:

William C. Schneider outlines plans for SL-III sun shade deployment.

 ABBREVIATED TI_0TNE

SkYla b II

June 15, 1973

CDT

3 a.m. Crew wakens

5 a.m Conrad begins Entry mlnus-7-day checks

5:30 a.m. Weitz on ATM ops until 7 a.m_, when he joins Conrad in

entry checks

7 a.m. Kerwln on ATM

8:30 a.m. Weitz on ATM

10:30 a.m. Conrad (subject) and Kerwin (observer) conduct M-O92/M-171

(Inflight Lower Body Negative Pressure/Metabolic Activity)

12:47 p.m. Kerwin (subject) and Weitz (observer) conduct M-731 (H,_mAn

Vestibular F_mtion)

3:15 pm Weitz on ATM

6 _- _leep

Unattended experiments: S-228 Tran-Uranic Cosmic Rays

D-024 Thermal Control Coatings
S-009 Nuclear Emulsion
ED-76 Neutron Analysis (student)
S-073 Gegenschein/Zodaical Light
 JUNE 16, 1973
CDT

i:58 a.m. Wake up

4:53 a.m. Airglow discussion (300 ft away).
5:00 a.m. Quad- A discussion
6:08 a.m. SIM- "GO"for undock
7:31 a.m. As of 1300GM_ - 317 Revs,7,846,000NM
_:30 a.m. A lot of crankcallslately.
9:40 a.m. Flarediscussion.
iO:
13 a.m. DoingE-552
2:35 p.m. Condensate Tank problem, apparently solved
3:24 p.m. News read up to Crew.
5:38 p.m. Crew bidgooduight.

Experiments:

ATM - Manned Oper. 2 hrs., 17 rains.

ER_P - Concluded for SL -II

B_nmed - _071/73 _!L

M392 - SPT Kerwin
MO93 - SPT Kerwin
MISI - PLT Weitz

MI51 - Deploy of TO 27/SO73

MI71 - SPT Kerwin

M-487 - Equipment use.

M-516 - Ambient food transfer

M-552 - 3 Brazing Samples

M-553 - 5 Sample_
TO03 - Crew Gtrs
DOO8 - 1 SAA Pass

T027/S073
 z
Page 2 J_ne 16, 1973 DI_T

Cons_nables - _4.7 % TAES.Remain 5282 ibs water remain.

CHASGE OF SHIFT NOTES:

Mission Day 186 pa_ked with exper_mentiug, fli_t director Hu chanson. ATM will
be closed out after _IA.

Schweicrart Norrates
T#Fram SL -If
 SKYLAB SUMMARY EV_, SUNDAY, JL_E 17, 1973

CDT

2:04 a.m. Good n/ght's rest.

3:09 a.m. Sch. to do tr_m burn today. Will OA
back on original track by time the SL-3
Mission begins.
4:02 a.m. Trim burn went on time. ( Capcom is Bob
Crippen). TM indication: The burn was a
a good one.
9:05 a.m. President Nixon had private conversation
with Conrad through Goldstone. i minute,
40 seconds - Tape played on PAO release
line at i0 a.m.

3:45 p.m. Change of shift briefing. Still working

on EVA plan. Will tap # 15 CBRM. Close
out ATM manned operations tomorrow.
4:17 p.m. Conrad f_mlly conversation - 2Oth wedding
anniversary. Happy Father' s Day.
Conrad get film - Paul will work in FAS -
.Joe inside.

_37 p.m. 0rew in vigorous good health and good

spirits, Dr. Paul Bucharndn reports.
6:13 p.m. Goodnight

Change/Shi_t notes: 11:35 a.m. Bruce McCandless narrates TV tour of Workshop.

 JUNE 17, 1973

MISSION STATUS: Excellent day picking up loose ends

in medical and corollary experiments.

Trim maneuver performed at 168:08:59: 27.

A 9 -second SM - RES.

Experiments: ATM - Manned operation 5 hrs,42min.

EREP - Concluded.
Biomed - M071/M073 - ALL
M092/M_ 2/M093 - PLT Weitz
M074 - SMMD 1 Run
MI31 - SPT Kerwin & PLT Weitz
MI51 - M092/M093 filmed
Ml71 - PLT Weitz
ED -31 - Completed

Corollary : S019 - 1 complete pass

T003 - Three readings
T027/S073 - Mode 3 completed
$228 - 19 days exposure
M509 - Checkout
T027 - placed in operation
S019 -

Consumables: No significant change in status today.

 ABBREVIATED TIMELINE SKYLAB II SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 1973

CDT
.p"

7"

2:00 a.m. Crew Awakens

3: 59:27 a.m. Conrad, Kerwin perform SM-RCS trin9

burn

4:20 a.m. Kerwin - ATM

4:30 a_m Weitz activates S-073 Gegenschein/

Zodiacal Light in anti-solar SAL

5:23 a.m. Conrad = ATM

6:41 a.m. Weitz - S019 UV Stellar Astronomy

7:16 a.m. Conrad - ATM

M-131 Human Vestibular Function

8:43 a .m. Eat

9:58 a.m. Kerwin subject, Weitz observer - M-131

10:21 a.m. Conrad - ATM

11:13 a.m. Weitz subject , Kerwin observer

M092/MI71 Inflight Lower Body negative
pressure/Metabolic Activity

12:00 Noon Conrad - ATM

1:04 p.m. Conrad - S-019

1:44 p.m. Conrad - T-027 Contamination Measure-

ment thru anti-solar SAL

3:15 p.m. Kerwin - ATM

°

4:10 p.m. Kerwin activates Ed-31 Bacteria and

spores
(more)
Page 2 ABBREVIATED TIMELINE SUNDAY, JUNE 17, 1973

6:00 p.m. Sleep

Unattended Experiments:

SOO9 Nucleral Emulsion

S-228 Trans-Uranic Cosmic Rays

ED-76 Neutron Analysis (student)

DO24 Thermal Control Coatings

M-133 Sleep Monitoring

Ed31 - Bacteria and Spores

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CDT

0200 a.m. Wakeup

2:09 a.m. Crew advised they have passed USSP.Record.
2:55 a.m. Conradasks Slaytonor StaffordRelay
their respects to USSR
4:30 a.m. Crew reportsSouthernlightsare greenish
4:37 a.m. TV camsrause for K_A discussed
9:59 a.m. E_/Adiscussions with PLT Weitz

1:06 p.m. Schweickart discusses E_IAwith crew

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firings are loud and cauze a blast.
4:15 p.m. E_reningnews read to _the crew.
5:57 p.m. Crewbid goodnight.

Change/Shift notes: 2:15 pm CDT - Windler discusses EVA, Dr. Parker reports that
the fo)lowing percentages of experiments completed a
on SL-iI: 81% ATM, 88% E_EP, 90% Medical,
700% C_!ar_ 90% Stude_ts.
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 ABBREVIATED TIMELX_ SKYLAB If, Monday, June 18, 1973

2 a.m. Crew Awakens

2:22:01 Crew surpasses USSR S2ace

Endurance record

5:01 Weitz - ATM

5:50 Conrad subject, Weitz, observer

on M092/MI71 Lower body negative
Pressure/Metabolic activity

6:33 a.m. Kerwin - ATM

8 a.m. Eat

9 a.m. Kerwin - ATM

9:30 a.m. Weitz performs check-out of

M509 Astronaut Maneuvering
equipment

i0 a.m. Weitz - ATM

10:15 a.m. Kerwin subject, Conrad observer

on M092/ MI71 Lower body negat£ve
pressure Met_lt; _,:t_,L=

i1:13 a.m. Weitz - ATM

12:30 p.m. Pre EVA preparations

3:53 p.m. Kerwin - ATM

6 p,m. Sle_p
!

JUNE 18, 1973 (DAY 24)

Experiments: AT___M- Manned opn 3 hrs., 51 mins.

EREP- None

Medical - M071/M073 - ALL

M092/93 - Cdr Conrad & SPT Kerwin
M172 - Final calibration
M!51 - Coverage M092/93
MI71 - Cdr. Conrad, SPT Kerwin
M133 - SPT Kerwin

Corollary _=T003 - Crew Qtrs.

M509 - Powered up
Coo8 - 1 SAA pass

T.V. - BMMD recorded on Day 24, SPT Weitz with

the IMSS.

Consumables - No significant change.

Unattened Experiments

$228 Trans - Uranic Cosmic Rays

ED76 Neutron Analysis.

D024 Thermal Control Coatings

S009 Nuclear Emulsion

M133 Sleep Monitoring

S190 Multispectrai Photographic Facility

 JUNE 19, (DAY 26)

CDT

2:14 a.m. "Good morning, BI_I,'"

" Conrad.

2:57 a.m. Any problem if we go early? Cdr.

No reason you can't go early - we'll do it
thank you - Weitz.

3:50 a.m. Backup commander Schweickart assists on

on Capcom - Conrad 20 min from liquid coolant
garment (LGG) dom_ing

4:20 a.m. Pressure control unit's checked

5:40 a.m. Hatch handle in open -- equalize pressure --

EV - i (Weitz) 3.7 psia, EV-2 (Conrad) 3.8 psia

!.5:46 a.m. "Go" for hatch opening

5:53 a.m. Estimated time of hatch opening

going to check battery (CBRM) 15 --looks at

orange sail (Parasol) and reports aft rod
didn't extend fully

6:13 a.m. Capcom reports "Gentlemen you've done it again,"

CBRM 15 now working

6:30 a.m. PAO reports Conrad's heart rate during first

portion of EVA - high of 130 beats, low of 80
beats, avg of 120 beats. There is no heart rate
info on Weitz

7:00 a.m. PAO reports Conrad recommends rotating Parasol

15 degrees counterclockwise (looking inside
out)

7:22 a.m. Conrad has retrieved and replaced film

cannisters, is just finishing the D0-24
(Thermal Control Coatings) sampling and
PAGE 2 JUNE 19 (DAY 26)

deploying Parasol sample -- Conrad described

Parasol sample deployment as toughest task of
EVA --This is confirmed by doctors who report
Conrad's heart rate during that task reached
150 beats per min

7:29 a.m. Estimated time of hatch closing

7:37 a.m. At acquisition over Goldstone Crew reports

they have begun post - EVA activity

8:15 a.m. PAO reports CBRM 15 providing additional

240 watts of power

4:00 p.m. Crew reported at 2:40 (1940 GMT) at Vanguard

they had rotated parasol. There are indications
there was an increase in temp. instead of
decrease

6:00 p.m. Crew sleep period begins

7:01 p.m. Weitz questioned teleprinter _de

Change/Shift Notes: Windler/Schweickart 2:55 p.m. Windler said had very

good day.
To the crew of the Skylab Space S_t_on, c "_--_'_ Com:ad, Jot_eph K twin, P_.ul
Weltz, we sincerely congTatulate the co_l:-ageous crew of t_he Sk'ylab astronauts
on your achievements in conquering outer space.

Wishing you successful completion of you_rprogram and safe return to our beautiful
blue planet earth,

On behalf of the team of Soviet astronauts.

Vladimir Shamlov
p

SKYLAB A_SREVL'\TF, D TIMEL_rNE jUNE 20, 1973

2:00 a .m. Crew awakens

Post sleep activities with Mll0.

5:08 a.m. Press Conference

5:38 a.m. Conrad, S183; Kerwin the observer and

Weitz the subject on MO92 and MI71.

7:50 a.m. Conrad" starts eating, with others

minutes behind.

8:50 a.m. Conrad starts four hours of "Day 27

Transfers, " stowing gear in command
module.

8:55 a.m. Kerwin deactivates M133 and other medical

equipment, for about three hours.

10:10a.m. Weitz, S149 mtcrometeorold detector,

followed by "Day 27 Transfers" at 11:30.

his p.m. Weitz and Conrad, CM inventory.

2 :i5 p.m. Ire-Sleep activities

6:00 p.m. Sleep

Unattended Experiments:

13024 Thermal Control Coating

$228 Trans-Uranic Cosmoc Ray

• Ml33 Sleep Monitoring

! .......

JUNE 21, 1973 Events

CDT

l:08 a.m. Wake up

1:35 a.m. Move S/L clocks ahead by four hours

1:44 a.m. Not proceed too fast in deactivation

o f OWS
Would like stop and have coffee with
you, but Cdr. said we have to pack and
make a trip tomorrow. Kerwin.

Sounds like you're travel - proud,

CapCom.

3:58 a.m. Cdr. Conrad may we have permission to

checkout CM-TV?

Last time we will be up... be looking

for you with sugar cookies in both hands.

Cdr. Conrad, you've been so nice we took

the mug shot for you.

4:13 a.m. Cdr. Conrad, we've got things well _n

hand.( Two, three hours ahead).

4:31 a.m. Puddy - temp. should climb inside vehicle

due to Beta angle. Systems looks good,
crew is in good shape.

4:54 a.m. We're having a farewell party with the

office staff. Cdr. Conrad two hours ahead
of flight plan.

You betcha sweet bippie, Cdr. Conrad

Rubber duckie routine, courtesy SPT Kerwin.

5:38 a.m. We will sit up here and twiddle our

thumbs and wait, Cdr. Conrad reports
refering to CSM check-list.

How about giving them something to do,

" Weitz.

8:00 a.m. Trash airlock problem - used muscle when

(MORE)
 PAGE2 •

" 10:57 a.m. Urine separator won't fit into trash

airlock. Place in T027 container.

2:30 p.m. Sleep period starts ( 5 hrs).

2:47 p.m. Dr. Hawkins reports crew is in good health.

7:30 p.m. Wake up ...

9:30 p.m. Powering up SPS tanks.

11:15 p.m. Coolant problem - primary refrigeration up

several degrees - 7 degrees to 5 degrees F.
if secondary loop comes on line...

JUNE 22, 1973

12:04 a.m. You fellows better look on the coolant

system- up from 4 to -6.

By pass onrelief valve- look at secondary

system - watch it _ _.Thile - rem_D o_
secondary during LOS and maybe switch to
a pump on primary.

See a PCV -high

Spacecraft in Sunlight all the time -

temp. 81 - 82 degrees F.

12:42 a.m. Put in 45 degree pitch - put radiator (_WS)

towards sun

1:04 a.m. Forgot us for an hour

i:i0 a.m. Lockhatch

1:40 a.m. 45 degrees to Sun - for half rev. (nose

down)

1:44 a.m. We're releasing docking latches, Conrad.

1:48 a.m. Manuever nearly complete, temp. rising -

PAGE 3

1:48 cont. (ground controlled through TACS).

12 degrees F. 57 degree F.

2:00 a.m. Tunnel hatch installed - radiator temp.

coming up as expected.

2:23 a.m. Good tunnel and it's vented - Conrad.

3:34 a.m. Unable give you go for undock - for SWS

attitude no undock

3:52 a.m. TV - GDSN. "We haven't done anything by

flight plan yet, we'll try it", Conrad.

3:54 a.m. Go for undock

3:55 a.m. "OKay we're free - 4/10 degree of a second

Bye, Bye Skylab", Conrad.

4:08 a.m. TV - Off

4:24 a.m. Go for Sep.

4:40 a.m. Burn on time, five feet per second

5:50 a.m. Burn on time - Conrad.

5:30 a.m. Hutchinson - refrigeration problem, long

way from understanding it. Primary or
secondary systems unable to cool freezers.
We did consider keeping crew there but there
was nothing crew could do. (I00 _ demand
20_). Freezer are 10-12degrees F.

8:40 A.M. Radar contact by PRS Range 188 miles

8:4_ A.M. Range 188 miles

8:42 A.M. Houston call S/L Dick Truly.

8:43 A.M. Loud and clear, were at 40,000 Conrad

 B:44 a.m. Guidance reports, right on for landing
i

8:45 a.m. Hello recovery, Hello recovery on the mains

everything O.K. - Conrad

8:46 a.m. Recovery Helo reports S/L on mains

] 8:47 a.m. S/L responds to Helo everything fine -

8:49 a.m. Recovery Helo reports S/L 6 miles from PRS.

8:49 Splashdown Stable one.

J

9:28 a.m° On board the Ticonderoga elevator.