Next came the missing solar panel. When it was ripped off during launch, debris, wiring, tubing and metal straps became stuck against the opposite solar wing, still flush against Skylab's body.

The ATM contained telescopes for solar observations and four solar arrays for additional power. Once in orbit, the station weighed 170,000 lbs. Photos: Skylab, the 1st U.S. space station ...

The first crewed Skylab mission arrived 12 days later with a new replacement heat shade, and they were able to fix the jammed solar panel and get the station up and running. Space.com ...

While shut down for a four-year nap, Skylab's orbit had decayed, and a surprisingly active solar cycle in 1977 had warmed up Earth's atmosphere, expanding it and rendering it denser than expected.

Power was to be generated by two main solar panels attached to the OWS, with four additional panels mounted at right angles on the ATM. The Saturn V with Skylab (right) and Saturn IB with Skylab 2 ...

But the station’s actual power levels averaged a measly 25 watts. ... Part of the heat shield’s debris wrapped itself around the Skylab’s No. 2 solar array and damaged the No. 1 array’s ...

After the longest spacewalk at that time—3 hours and 25 minutes—Skylab had working solar panels. During the process, the men were forced to yank open the solar wing, ...

Combine this unpleasantness with an impinged retrorocket ripping away a portion of one solar panel, and NASA had quite a conundrum on its hands, one that necessitated an abort on Skylab's first ...

Last week Skylab’s Punchs Creek solar farm was given the green light by the federal government, with the project expected to generate power for up to 300,000 Queensland homes.. The 800 megawatt ...

Initially specialising in rooftop solar panel monitoring, SkyLab has evolved over the past nine years. Its journey began with the need to manage thousands of edge devices, which led to the ...

The Punch’s Creek Renewable Energy project is proposed for construction by local solar farm developer Skylab Australia in the heart of the South West Queensland Renewable Energy Zone, south-west ...