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...astronaut could extend the pole and sheet out of a small airlock in the middle of the Orbital Workshop's exposed area. Springs in the umbrella's "spokes" would automatically snap the covering into a rigid rectangle that could be positioned close to the skin of the shieldless spacecraft. Major drawback of the parasol: the airlock mechanism would prevent the astronauts from seeing how the operation was proceeding outside the spacecraft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Skylab: The Troubled Mission | 6/4/1973 | See Source »

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