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From: jay@ncspm.ncsu.edu (Jay C. Smith)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: News release of net interest
Message-ID: <856@ncspm.ncsu.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 88 14:22:22 GMT
References: <840@ncspm.ncsu.edu> <819@cfa237.cfa250.harvard.edu>
Reply-To: jay@ncspm.ncsu.EDU (Jay C. Smith)
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In article <819@cfa237.cfa250.harvard.edu> mcdowell@cfa250.harvard.edu 
(Jonathan) writes:
>No, the Skylab missions just used SL-2, SL-3 and SL-4 (although
>in media releases they were often referred to as Skylab 1,2,and 3
>on the grounds that the press wouldn't be able to understand that
>SL-1 was the unpiloted space station launched first. Very confusing).

The press didn't have problems with Freedom 7, Gemini 3, and Apollo 7, 
did they?  Plus the mission patches were numbered 1, 2, and 3.  Maybe 
they thought the astronauts wouldn't understand?  :-)


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