Iron Horse – Rocketman
<An evening pause: A very nice performance of Elton John’s song. I just wish they had dumped the shots of astronauts in space and stuck with the musicians. Their playing is far more interesting to watch.
Hat tip Frank Kelly.
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Long long time since I’ve seen pictures of sky lab! Love those strings!
Cool film from SkyLab. That thing was HUGE!
The unflown Skylab backup is in the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum on the Mall in Washington DC. You can enter it on the living quarters level, and look up into the cavernous work section.
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/orbital-workshop-skylab-backup-flight-unit
Very cool Edward, did not realize that there was a second Skylab module. Seems quite small compared to the international space station.