Crew:
Gerald P. Carr, Commander
William R. Pogue, Pilot
Edward G. Gibson, Scientist
Launch Date: Nov. 16, 1973 Launch Time: 9:01 a.m. EST Launch Vehicle: Saturn 1B Launch Site: Launch Pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center Recovery Date: Feb. 8, 1974 Recovery Time: 11:17 a.m. EDT Distance Traveled: 55.5 million miles Duration: 84 days, one hour, 16 minutes
Mission Highlights
Last of the Skylab missions that included observation of the comet Kohoutek and numerous experiments. Completed 1,214 Earth orbits and four EVAs totaling 22 hours, 13 minutes.
Mission Achievements
Observed and photographed the comet Kohutek. Increased previous length of time by about 50 percent.