i. Skylab 3 above the Earth, July 27, 1973
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'SL3-114-1682' in red on top margin on recto, with 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

ii. Astronaut Dale Gardner secures the Palapa B-2 satellite, November 12, 1984
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'S19-41-063' in red on top margin on recto, with NASA caption and 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

iii. The relay satellite deployed from STS-26, September 29, 1988
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'S26 32 064' in red on top margin on recto, with NASA caption and 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

iv. The relay satellite deployed from STS-29, March 13, 1989
Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based Kodak paper, 20.3 x 25.4cm (8 x 10in), numbered 'S29 78 03 DUPE 2' in red on top margin on recto, with 'This Paper Manufactured By Kodak' watermarks on verso

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The missions to establish Skylab (i.) in the Earth's orbit in 1973 and 1974 were among the longest space flights in NASA's history. The pictured Skylab 3 mission lasted over 59 days. Skylab was America's first space station to launch, but it was not a long-term success. Skylab was abandoned after the Skylab 4 mission, and 6 years on from this photograph, on July 11, 1979, Skylab tumbled from orbit and crashed into the Indian ocean. Debris was reported to have struck areas of Western Australia, but no injuries or casualties were sustained as a result.