SP-401 Skylab, Classroom in Space

 

Skylab, Classroom in Space

 

Edited by Lee B. Summerlin

 

Prepared by: George C. Marshall Space Flight Center

 

Scientific and Technical Information Office

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Washington, D.C. 1977

 

a photo of Skylab in orbit

- Contents -

 

Foreword.
 
Part I - The Mission
 
Chapter 1: Skylab.
 
Part II - Student Experiments
 
Chapter 2: Skylab and Education.
Chapter 3: Studies of the Central Nervous System.
Chapter 4: Cells in Space.
Chapter 5: Embryo Development in Space.
Chapter 6: Weight and Weightlessness.
Chapter 7: Fluids in Zero Gravity.
Chapter 8: Exploring the Stars and Planets.
Chapter 9: Celestial Objects in Space.
Chapter 10: Particle Physics in Space.
Chapter 11: Observing Earth from Space.
 
Part III - Science Demonstrations
 
Chapter 12: Fluid Behavior in Zero Gravity.
Chapter 13: Mechanics.
Chapter 14: Magnetic Effects.
Chapter 15: Particle Physics.
Chapter 16: Crystal Growth.
Chapter 17: Life Sciences.
 
Afterword.
Editor's Note.
Skylab Demonstration Films and Television Series.
Index.

picture of a spider aboard Skylab

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