Sept 19 1975
From The Space Library
Salyut 4, launched into earth orbit on 26 Dec. 1974, was continuing its flight, Tass reported. To date, the space station had completed 4200 revolutions of the earth and, in automatic mode, was collecting data and making astrophysical observations with the onboard instrumentation. All systems were functioning normally. Since its launch, Salyut 4 had been inhabited by two two-man crews. The first crew, launched 11 Jan. 1975 aboard Soyuz 17, lived and worked aboard the station for nearly 30 days. A second crew, launched 24 May 1975 aboard Soyuz 18, visited the station for a Soviet manned space flight record of 63 days. A third mission, launched 5 April, was aborted when the booster third stage malfunctioned. (Tass, FBIS-Sov, 23 Sept 75, U1; A&A '74)
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics presented its Haley Astronautics Award to Skylab 4 astronauts Gerald P. Carr, Edward G. Gibson, and William R. Pogue at the AIAA-American Geophysical Union Conference on the Exploration of the Outer Planets, in St. Louis, Missouri, The award was presented "for demonstrated outstanding courage and skill during the record breaking 84-day Skylab mission." During the mission, which had begun 16 Nov. 1973, the crew had successfully completed 56 experiments, 26 science demonstrations, 15 detailed subsystem objectives, and 13 student investigations. They also collected extensive earth resources data and logged 338 hrs of Apollo Telescope Mount data, making detailed observations of solar processes. (MSFC Marshall Star, 3 Sept 75, 4)
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