Spaceship Skylab: wings of discovery

A documentary film on the Skylab Spacestation comprising a montage of still and live footage emphasising its scientific attributes. A giant solar telescope, Earth resources experiments, a materials processing furnace, medical experiment facilities, pollution research and observation and geological analysis all make Skylab an instrument of experiment and discovery.

Credits

production company

United States. National Aeronautics Space Administration

AV Corporation

Language

English

Duration

00:09:42:00

Colour

Production places

United States

Production dates

1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

28779

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

History → History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronomy

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth sciences

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Outer space - Exploration

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Skylab Program

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Solar system

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space flight - History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space ships

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Telescopes

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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