February 2020
Surviving bacteria in space
... such as water recycling units, radiators or even spacesuits. Such incidents were observed in the Salyut, Mir and Skylab stations and continue to be a challenging threat on board the ISS. An example of in-flight Surface Sampler Kit results with...
July 2020
Lego’s replica space programme
... include an idea for a Soyuz rocket set (which had 437 supporters); Delta II launch vehicle (249) and Skylab space station (32). The closest example of real space technology to the 10,000-vote target appeared to be the SLS...
03 February 2018
Australia in Space
... space arena: its historic launch base at Woomera and the fact that the remains of the deorbiting Skylab space station fell within its territory. This is, of course, a gross misrepresentation of the nation’s activities in space, as Australian...
25 February 2018
Space Architecture Education for Engineers and Architects
... to the late 1960s, when industrial designer Raymond Loewy worked with NASA on the interior design of the Skylab space station. But it is becoming increasingly relevant as the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) continues to orbit Earth...
25 February 2018
International Space Station – Architecture Beyond Earth
... design since the famous argument about the Mercury capsule. The author mentions the equally famous Skylab window, which architectural consultant Raymond Loewy championed “as its recreational value alone…would justify its cost...
19 July 2018
Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: The NASA Mission Reports
... handshake, inflight press conference, Soyuz landing and so on. Grouped together with similar volumes on the Apollo and Skylab missions, this volume completes a fantastic resource in any space buff’s personal library.
