Hubbell Tips & News - April 2020

A M E R I C A ’ S F I R S T S P A C E S T A T I O N

The first crew to visit Skylab, in addition to its science objectives, were to perform two space walks focused solely on repairs. This team deployed a parasol sun shade and freed the stuck solar panel using the tools that were created. After hosting three successful crews and performing hundreds of experiments, the Skylab program began to wind down

in March 1974. Though initially troubled with damage during launch, the Skylab program was tremendously successful. Skylab served as the foundation for creating technology and techniques used throughout the Space Shuttle and International Space Station programs. Saving Skylab is a short documentary telling the story of how an electric lineman's

tool manufacturer in Centralia, Missouri helped save the first American space station from catastrophe. The film is being produced by Hubbell Utility Solutions and will be released on Saturday, April 18, 2020 . The film will be available to view at SavingSkylab.com and on YouTube the following week.

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