从太空实验室看过去

Astronaut William R. Pogue, Skylab 4 pilot, recorded this wide scene of his crewmates, astronauts Edward G. Gibson (left), science pilot, and Jerry P. Carr (right), commander, on the other end of the orbital workshop on Feb. 1, 1974. Also in the frame are parts of three spacesuits, used on several EVA sessions during the third and final mission on the Skylab space station.

Skylab 4 launched on Nov. 16, 1973. Pogue, Gibson, and Carr were the first all-rookie crew since Gemini 8 in 1966. The crew continued the science program begun by the previous two Skylab crews, including biomedical investigations on the effects of long-duration space flight on the human body, Earth observations using the Earth Resources Experiment Package, and solar observations with instruments mounted on the Apollo Telescope Mount. Added to their science program were observations of the comet Kohoutek, discovered earlier in the year and predicted to make its closest approach to the Sun in December.

Watch a recap of Skylab’s legacy as a major stepping stone to the successful construction and operation of the International Space Station and future long-duration human missions to asteroids, Mars and other destinations.

Image Credit: NASA/William R. Pogue

1974年2月1日，天空实验室4号飞行员威廉·R·波格在轨道车间的另一端记录了他他的同伴宇航员爱德华·G·吉布森（左）科学飞行员和指挥官杰瑞·P·卡尔（右）的广阔场景。照片中还有三件宇航服的部件，在天空实验室空间站的第三次也是最后一次任务中，这三件航天服用于几次EVA任务。

天空实验室4号于1973年11月16日发射。波格、吉布森和卡尔是自1966年双子座8号以来的第一批新秀宇航员。机组人员继续执行前两个天空实验室机组人员开始的科学计划，包括对长期太空飞行对人体影响的生物医学研究，使用地球资源实验包进行地球观测，以及用安装在阿波罗望远镜架上的仪器进行太阳观测。他们的科学计划还包括对科霍泰克彗星的观测，该彗星于今年早些时候被发现，预计将于12月最接近太阳。

回顾天空实验室的遗产，它是国际空间站成功建造和运行以及未来人类前往小行星、火星和其他目的地的长期任务的重要基石。

影像来源：NASA/William R. Pogue