STP143 - NASA's Finest Hour? - The Mission To Save Skylab - with David Hitt

<p>After the 10 day delay, the first crewed mission launched to visit and fix Skylab on 25th May 1973, so to celebrate the 50th anniversary of that launch we’re joined by David Hitt, the author of ‘Homesteading Space’ to find out more about the mission, the crew and the legacy of Skylab.</p><br><p>David Hitt: <a href="http://davidhitt.net/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://davidhitt.net/about/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/davidhitt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/davidhitt</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thedavidhitt/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thedavidhitt/</a></p><br><p>Full show notes: <a href="https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/</a></p><p>Show notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guests and links to what caught our eye this week.</p><br><p>Image Credits:&nbsp;NASA</p><br><p>Space and Things:</p><p>Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1</a></p><p>Instagram:<a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/5f4389f9e0d0e44f3c79a062/episodes/%C2%A0https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcast</a></p><p>Facebook:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/</a></p><br><p>Merch and Info:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.com</a></p><p>Patreon:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/Spaceandthings</a></p><br><p>Business Enquiries:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:info@andthingsproductions.com" rel="noopener norefer