it bears mentioning that they even performed some experiments during that time (for example, mission scientist Gibson studied the Sun using the space station’s Apollo Telescope Mount, a powerful solar observatory). It was certainly not anyone’s idea of a “strike.” However, this one day off...
Bill’s 84-day space flight aboard the Skylab space station (1973-1974), with astronauts Jerry Carr and Ed Gibson set eight endurance and distance records. He made two space walks (one for a new record of more than seven hours) and conducted numerous experiments related to studies of the ...