Skylab Reboost Module
Skylab Reboost Mod
Class: Manned. Type: Logistics. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA.

Module developed for Shuttle to deliver to Skylab to boost it to a higher orbit for use during the Shuttle program. Due to Shuttle development delays, Skylab re-entered and burned up over Australia before the first Shuttle mission, and NASA would have to wait another twenty years for a space station.

Length: 3.29 m (10.79 ft). Maximum Diameter: 3.17 m (10.40 ft). Span: 3.35 m (10.99 ft). Mass: 4,392 kg (9,682 lb). RCS Impulse: 6,115 kgf-sec. Main Engine Propellants: 2,744 kg (6,049 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Shuttle.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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