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Skylab 2: Geography, Mission highlights & Mission parameters

Skylab 2 (also SL-2 and SLM-1) was the first crewed mission to Skylab, the first American orbital space station. The mission was launched on an Apollo command and service module by a Saturn IB rocket on May 25, 1973, and carried NASA astronauts Pete Conrad, Joseph P. Kerwin, Paul J. Weitz to the station. The name Skylab 2 also refers to the vehicle used…

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Skylab 2 topic overview

The analysis highlights Geography, Mission highlights and Mission parameters as prominent areas in the source structure around Skylab 2.

Related topics
41
Source areas
7
Connected nodes
48
Extracted relationships
94
Concept neighborhoods
24
Bridge connections
48

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Mission highlights · 14 topics
Overview · 11 topics
Mission parameters · 5 topics
Crew · 4 topics
Mission insignia · 3 topics
Spacecraft location · 3 topics
Gallery · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Apogee altitude
438 km (272 mi; 237 nmi)
COSPAR ID
1973-032A
Crew size
3
Distance travelled
18,500,000 km (11,500,000 mi; 10,000,000 nmi)
Docking date
May 26, 1973, 09:56 UTC · May 26, 1973, 15:50 UTC
Docking port
Forward

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Crew

Mission parameters

Mission highlights

Mission insignia

Gallery

Spacecraft location

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Skylab 2 connects Entity context

The extracted context around Skylab 2 shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Skylab 2 → Apollo Command, Booster, Command Module, Commit, Conrad, CSM, EVA, Ground, However, Kerwin, KH-8 Gambit, Launch Escape System, LC-39B, May, National Reconnaissance Office, On, On May, Pad, Range Safety, Saturn Another extracted example is Skylab 2 → April, Center Skylab SummarySkylab, Characteristics SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL, Command, CSM, DATA BOOKAnalog, Frank Kelly Freas, PDF, Saturn, September, Skylab, Skylab ChronologyMarshall Space Flight. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Skylab 2

Top relations

related to Mission highlights · 32
Skylab 2 → Apollo Command, Booster, Command Module, Commit, Conrad, CSM, EVA, Ground, However, Kerwin, KH-8 Gambit, Launch Escape System, LC-39B, May, National Reconnaissance Office, On, On May, Pad, Range Safety, Saturn
related to External links · 12
Skylab 2 → April, Center Skylab SummarySkylab, Characteristics SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL, Command, CSM, DATA BOOKAnalog, Frank Kelly Freas, PDF, Saturn, September, Skylab, Skylab ChronologyMarshall Space Flight
related to Spacecraft location · 10
Skylab 2 → Apollo, CM, CMSkylab, Different, Florida, National Museum, Naval Aviation, Pensacola, Skylab, The Skylab
related to Multimedia · 4
Skylab 2 → Media, Skylab, Wikimedia Commons Onboard, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Members · 3
Skylab 2 → Joseph P. Kerwin, Paul J. Weitz, Pete Conrad
Docking date · 2
Skylab 2 → May 26, 1973, 09:56 UTC, May 26, 1973, 15:50 UTC
Time docked · 2
Skylab 2 → 26 days, 11 hours, 2 minutes, 49 minutes
Undocking date · 2
Skylab 2 → June 22, 1973, 08:58 UTC, May 26, 1973, 10:45 UTC
Apogee altitude · 1
Skylab 2 → 438 km (272 mi; 237 nmi)
COSPAR ID · 1
Skylab 2 → 1973-032A

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

skylab mission conrad kerwin station crewed space crew weitz launch nasa solar apollo saturn command first duration days eva spacecraft

Skylab 2 relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 94 structured relationships around Skylab 2. Examples in this analysis include Skylab 2 → Apogee altitude → 438 km (272 mi; 237 nmi) and Skylab 2 → COSPAR ID → 1973-032A. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Skylab 2Apogee altitude438 km (272 mi; 237 nmi)1.00infobox
Skylab 2COSPAR ID1973-032A1.00infobox
Skylab 2Crew size31.00infobox
Skylab 2Distance travelled18,500,000 km (11,500,000 mi; 10,000,000 nmi)1.00infobox
Skylab 2Docking dateMay 26, 1973, 09:56 UTC1.00infobox
Skylab 2Docking dateMay 26, 1973, 15:50 UTC1.00infobox
Skylab 2Docking portForward1.00infobox
Skylab 2EpochJune 4, 19731.00infobox
Skylab 2EVA duration5 hours, 41 minutes1.00infobox
Skylab 2EVAs31.00infobox
Skylab 2Inclination50°1.00infobox
Skylab 2Landing date13:49:48, June 22, 1973 (UTC) (1973-06-22T13:49:48Z)1.00infobox
Skylab 2Landing site.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Skylab 2Launch date13:00, May 25, 1973 (UTC) (1973-05-25T13:00:00Z)1.00infobox
Skylab 2Launch mass19,979 kg (44,046 lb)1.00infobox
Skylab 2Launch siteKennedy, LC-39B1.00infobox
Skylab 2ManufacturerNorth American Rockwell1.00infobox
Skylab 2MembersPete Conrad1.00infobox
Skylab 2MembersJoseph P. Kerwin1.00infobox
Skylab 2MembersPaul J. Weitz1.00infobox
Skylab 2Mission duration28 days, 49 minutes, 49 seconds1.00infobox
Skylab 2Mission typeCrewed mission to Skylab1.00infobox
Skylab 2OperatorNASA1.00infobox
Skylab 2Orbits completed4041.00infobox
Skylab 2Perigee altitude428 km (266 mi; 231 nmi)1.00infobox
Skylab 2Period93.2 minutes1.00infobox
Skylab 2Recovered byUSS Ticonderoga1.00infobox
Skylab 2Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
Skylab 2RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
Skylab 2RocketSaturn IB SA-2061.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Skylab 2 bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Space, Spacecraft and Nasa. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Skylab 2
    • Space
    • Spacecraft
    • Nasa
    • Saturn
    • Solar
    • Designed
    • Ib
    • Km
    • May
    • Vehicle
    • Would
    • Astronauts
  • skylab 2
    • Space
    • Spacecraft
    • Nasa
    • Saturn
    • Solar
    • Designed
    • Ib
    • Km
    • May
    • Vehicle
    • Would
    • Astronauts
  • skylab
    • Space
    • Spacecraft
    • Nasa
    • Saturn
    • Solar
    • Designed
    • Ib
    • Km
    • May
    • Vehicle
    • Would
    • Astronauts
  • apollo command and service module
    • Module
    • Service
    • Minutes
    • Spacecraft
    • Saturn
    • Csm
    • Joseph
    • Pete
    • Conrad
    • Ib
    • Km
    • May
  • saturn ib
    • Saturn
    • May
    • Launch
    • Km
    • Minutes
    • Time
    • Days
    • Service
    • Vehicle
    • Nasa
    • Joseph
    • Pete
  • pete conrad
    • Joseph
    • Pete
    • Csm
    • Weitz
    • Kerwin
    • Panel
    • Service
    • Eva
    • Module
    • Km
    • Minutes
    • Spacecraft
  • apollo csm
    • Minutes
    • Spacecraft
    • Service
    • Joseph
    • Module
    • Pete
    • Conrad
    • Csm
    • Ib
    • Km
    • May
    • Days
  • apollo telescope mount
    • Minutes
    • Spacecraft
    • Joseph
    • Pete
    • Conrad
    • Csm
    • Ib
    • Km
    • May
    • Service
    • Days
    • Module

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Skylab 2, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Skylab 2 with Mission highlights. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Skylab 2 — Mission highlights · splits 34 ⟂ 15
Skylab 2 — Overview · splits 37 ⟂ 12
Skylab 2 — Mission parameters · splits 43 ⟂ 6
Skylab 2 — Crew · splits 44 ⟂ 5
Skylab 2 — Mission insignia · splits 45 ⟂ 4
Skylab 2 — Spacecraft location · splits 45 ⟂ 4

Map overview Semantic statistics

Skylab 2

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples94
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Skylab 2 to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Geography, Mission highlights & Mission parameters, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Skylab 2 · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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