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Subject: Re: Intelsat salvage mission
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Date: 13 Aug 90 15:58:41 GMT
References: <1990Aug9.051409.16353@zoo.toronto.edu> <13567@ulysses.att.com> <1990Aug11.033954.12002@zoo.toronto.edu> <1990Aug11.195433.1913@athena.mit.edu> <1990Aug12.005525.5284@zoo.toronto.edu>
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In article <1990Aug12.005525.5284@zoo.toronto.edu>, henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
> 
>   Skylab never attempted to be an operational station  and in
>  particular was not capable of being resupplied in orbit.
I believe the three Apollo spacecraft which docked with Skylab DID carry up
supplies with them, such as a new solar shade and equipment used on a spacewalk 
to fix external damage.  They also carried food and other supplies.  Is this
not a resupply capability?  Apollo was afterall was much bigger than the Soyuz
or Progress vehicles which resupply Mir.