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Rocket: Zenit 3SL
Payload: NSS 8
Date: Jan. 30, 2007
Window: 2322-2359 GMT (6:22-6:59 p.m. EST)
Site: Equator, 154° West, Pacific Ocean
Broadcast: AMC 5, Transponder 8, Ku-band, Digital, 79° West



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Apollo 15: In the Mountains of the Moon
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Skylab's first 40 days
Skylab, America's first space station, began with crippling problems created by an incident during its May 1973 launch. High temperatures and low power conditions aboard the orbital workshop forced engineers to devise corrective measures quickly. Astronauts Pete Conrad, Paul Weitz and Joe Kerwin flew to the station and implemented the repairs, rescuing the spacecraft's mission. This film tells the story of Skylab's first 40 days in space.

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BY JUSTIN RAY

Follow the countdown and flight of the Sea Launch Zenit 3SL rocket with the NSS 8 telecommunications spacecraft. Reload this page for the latest on the mission.