Skylab X — AD0955 | Busy Beaver Button Museum

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Category	Advertising Event
Additional Images
Sub Categories	Illustrations
Text on Button	SKYLAB I CONRAD·KERWIN·WEITZ
Image Description	Image of skylab in front of a planet with sun in background. Text and illustrations are yellow on blue background.
Back Style	Brass locking pin
The Shape	Circle
The Size	2 1/2 inch
Year / Decade Made	1973 1970s
Additional Information	Skylab I was a manned space mission that met with Skylab in orbit to make repairs and deploy a solar shield to cool the internal temperature of Skylab. After its launch on May 25, 1973, from the Kennedy Space Center, the mission succeeded. The crew, which consisted of commander Charles C. Conrad Jr., pilot Paul J. Weitz, and scientist Joseph Kerwin, was recovered on June 22, 1973, after traveling 11.5 million miles over the course of 28 days and 49 minutes.
Sources	Deiss, H. (2003, November 3). Part I - The History of Skylab. NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/part-i-the-history-of-skylab/ Skylab: The First 40 Days. (2024, December 3). NASA. https://plus.nasa.gov/video/skylab-the-first-40-days-2/
Catalog ID	AD0955