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NEXTSKYLABCREWGOESUPJULY28
ThreeAmericanastronautswillbeginatwo-monthstay
inspaceJuly28whenthesecondSkylabcrewislaunchedint
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orbittomantheSkylabspacestation.Thesecondcrewwillfurtherextendthelong-termquestforknowledgeaboutman'shomeplanet,hisSunandhimselfwhichwasbegunbytheSky-lab2missionlasting28days.
TheSkylab3crewwillliveandworkab
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stationforupto56dayswhilemeasuringthehumanadapta-
bilitytolong-durationspaceflight,conductingsolarastron-omyexperimentsabovethedistortingeffectsoftheatmosphere,
andsurveying
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spacecraftEarth.LaunchedMay14,theSkylabspacestationisinanorbittilted50degreestotheequatorandrangesovermostoftheEarth'spopulatedregions--fromtheCanadianBordertothetipofArgentina.
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