Jan 9 1973
From The Space Library
The first Skylab space vehicle, Saturn IB with "boilerplate" spacecraft, was rolled out from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Complex 39, Pad B, at Kennedy Space Center for fit checks and fueling tests. The vehicle would remain at the pad for three weeks before return to VAB for removal of boilerplate spacecraft and mating with flight spacecraft. The launch of unmanned Skylab was scheduled for April 30, 1973. The Apollo spacecraft carrying the first three-man crew to the orbiting Skylab would be launched 24 hrs later. (KSC Release 6-73)
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