EVAs
| Start Date/Time | Duration | End Time | Spacecraft | Crew | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 00:40 |
40 minutes | 01:20 | CM-116 SLM-1 |
Paul J. Weitz | Using a 10-foot (3.0 m) long tool, Weitz stood in the open hatch of the Command Module (as Joe Kerwin held onto his legs) and tried to remove a strap preventing the release of a solar panel on Skylab. |
| 7 June 15:15 |
3 hours 25 minutes |
18:40 | Skylab SLM-1 |
Pete Conrad Joseph P. Kerwin |
Used long-handled cable cutters to remove debris that prevented the solar array system from deploying and then forced the solar array system to deploy, providing the Skylab with electrical power needed to operate. |
| 19 June 10:55 |
1 hour 36 minutes |
12:31 | Skylab SLM-1 |
Pete Conrad Paul J. Weitz |
Replaced exposed film cassettes with fresh film and repaired an electrical contact. |
| 6 August 17:30 |
6 hours 31 minutes |
7 August 00:01 |
Skylab SLM-2 |
Owen K. Garriott Jack R. Lousma |
Erected a twin-pole solar shield to improve temperature control in Skylab, replaced film cassettes in the solar observatory and installed micrometeoroid detection panels. |
| 24 August 16:24 |
4 hours 31 minutes |
20:55 | Skylab SLM-2 |
Owen K. Garriott Jack R. Lousma |
Installed a new gyroscope selection box, and replaced the film in the solar observatory. |
| 22 September 11:18 |
2 hours 41 minutes |
13:59 | Skylab SLM-2 |
Owen K. Garriott Alan Bean |
Replaced the film on the solar observatory and collected the Thermal Coatings Experiment Panel for return to earth. |
| 22 November 17:42 |
6 hours 33 minutes |
23 November 00:15 |
Skylab SLM-3 |
Edward Gibson William R. Pogue |
Replaced the film on the solar observatory and repaired the antenna for the earth resources experiment package. |
| 25 December 16:00 |
7 hours 1 minute |
23:01 | Skylab SLM-3 |
Gerald P. Carr William R. Pogue |
Used the extreme ultraviolet electronographic camera and the coronagraph contamination camera to photograph Comet Kohoutek. They also replaced the film on the solar observatory. |
| 29 December 17:00 |
3 hours 29 minutes |
20:29 | Skylab SLM-3 |
Gerald P. Carr Edward Gibson |
Photographed Comet Kohoutek as it appeared from behind the sun and recovered the Thermal Control Coatings Experiment panel. |
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