Space-walk decision
f.V.Z. Press Assn.— Copyright) HOUSTON, June 14. Space agency officials will decide today whether the; Skylab 1 crew should tackle! another space-walk repair job. Aboard the orbiting laboratory. Captain Charles Conrad, Dr Joseph Kerwin and Commander Paul Weitz planned a short work day. They plan to go to sleep two hours early, the first step in preparations for their return to Earth next week. Captain Conrad and Commander Weitz will aim Skylab Earth resources cameras at sites they tried to photograph earlier in the mission but missed because of instrument problems. Meanwhile, high-ranking space agency officials met to evaluate the need for another space-walk repair effort. The point to be decided is whether the Skylab needs another sun-shade. The astronauts installed one parasol-like shade the day after their May 25 launch But experts are concerned that orange nylon material in the parasol may fade and rot in the intense sunlight of space.
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33252, 15 June 1973, Page 9
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