arcadeparade:

From the National Archives of Australia: “In July 1979 the US Skylab space station, in a poor state of repair and with its orbit decaying, spiralled back to earth and crashed into the Indian Ocean off Western Australia. Several fragments from the wreck fell in the Western Australian outback, and became popular finds. This image shows a piece of the debris on display at the 1979 Miss Universe contest held in Perth.”

Astronaut Gerald P. Carr, Commander for the Skylab 4 mission, jokingly demonstrates weight training in zero-gravity as he balances astronaut William R. Pogue, pilot, upside down on his finger. 1974. via nasa.gov

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maryinstereo:

From A New Sun: The Solar Returns From Skylab

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butterflyeffects:

I was 7 years old  in 1979 when Skylab reentered the atmosphere and crashed not far from where I live in Perth, Western Australia.  Some friends of mine went out looking for pieces and brought back a wheelbarrow full of it.  I was thrilled when they gave me a piece.  Skylab!  It was so exciting…

My bubble was burst somewhat when I took my little bit of broken fibreglass to school for show & tell and my teacher called me a liar in front of the class.  She didn’t believe my piece of Skylab was real.  Some teachers are stupid and mean.

I wish I still had that piece of Skylab.

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Skylab via nasa.gov

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ALMOST 30 years after fining NASA for littering the local area with debris from abandoned space station Skylab, the Shire of Esperance has received a $US400 cheque.

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