Skylab: The First 40 Days

The film records the launch of unmanned Skylab 1 on May 14, 1973, and the mission-threatening problem resulting from the loss of the meteoroid heat shield. The fabrication of materials and the equipment used in the repair operation is graphically documented, followed by the installation of the parasol after the launch and docking of the manned SL-2 with the SL-1 workshop. Also included are onboard sequences of the daily work routines and some of the experiments.