Skylab: Orbital Workshop 2nd Floor Dome (A Blender Animation)
Skylab was America's first space station. Shortly after launch the micrometeoroid shield ripped off exposing the shiny gold layer underneath. As the shield tore away, one of the main solar arrays partially deployed. During staging, a retrorocket exhaust hit the partially deployed arrays completely ripping it off the spacecraft. The Orbital Workshop (OWS) had 2 floors. This video focuses on the second floor.
OWS 2nd Floor Dome Objects/Panels in view:
--400: OWS Hatch, pressure equalization valve
--401: intercom box
--402: power out/ power accessories
--403: solenoid vent port
--404: TV station
--405: pneumatic vent port
--Storage Box Ring (400-448 even numbers), 24 total
--Umbilical Storage boxes: thin/long boxes on top of Box Ring
--Water Tank Storage: 10 tanks under the storage box ring. One spare mounted in the top of the dome.
Skylab 1: The Workshop
-Launch: May 14, 1973
-Deorbit: July 11, 1979
-Mass: 168,750 lbs without Apollo CSM
-Inclination: 50 deg
-Altitude: about 270 miles
Skylab 2 (crew mission 1)
-Crew: Pete Conrad (Apollo 12), Joe Kerwin, Paul Weitz
-Launch Date (original): May 15, 1973
-Launch Date (actual): May 25, 1973. Delayed to work out repair procedures and to build/develop special tools.
-Mission Days: 28
Skylab 3 (crew mission 2)
-Crew: Alan Bean (Apollo 12), Owen Garriott, Jack Lousma
-Launch Date: July 28, 1973
-Mission Days: 60
Skylab 4 (crew mission 3)
-Crew: Pete Conrad (Apollo 12), Gerald Carr, Ed Gibson, William Pogue
-Launch Date: Nov 16, 1973
-Mission Days: 84
Animation notes:
-Skylab Modeling is in the undamaged state. My models shows both main arrays and the shield in place. However I did not animate the deployment of the shield. If the actual shield deployed, it would slightly lift off the surface all around the vehicle