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   Photo ID:

   SL3-122-2611   


   Program:

   Skylab   


   Mission:

   Skylab III


   Date Taken:

   1973-09-22


   Film Type:

   70mm

Title:
Skylab 3 Spacewalk
Description:
Astronaut Alan L. Bean, Skylab 3 commander, participates in the final Skylab 3 extravehicular activity, during which a variety of tasks were performed. Here, Bean is near the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) during final film change out for the giant telescope facility. Astronaut Owen K. Garriott, who took the picture, is reflected in Bean's helmet visor. The reflected Earth disk in Bean's visor is so clear that the Red Sea and Nile River area can delineated.
Subject Terms:
FINAL SKYLAB 3 EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY BACKDROPPED AGAINST SOLAR ARRAY PANEL OF APOLLO TELESCOPE MOUNT, WHICH SERVED AS SKYLAB'S OBSERVATORY
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