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Skylab: The myth of the mutiny in space – BBC News
Did a crew sent to the US Skylab space station go on strike? The last surviving member says it’s a myth that won’t die.
By Kirstie BrewerBBC News
It’s been almost half a century since the three astronauts on board the Skylab 4 space mission famously fell out with mission control. Soon afterwards, reports began to circulate that they went on strike. But Ed Gibson, the only one of the crew still alive, says the idea that they stopped work is a myth.
Bill Pogue got sick soon after the three astronauts arrived at the space station.
It came as a surprise because Bill had been nicknamed “Iron Belly” during training at…
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