Secrets of the Universe Skylab: NASA's First Space Station (Season 1, Episode 3)
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Secrets of the Universe

Skylab: NASA's First Space Station (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary

This is the spectacular story of the first astronauts who lived on the Skylab space station, and the incredible things their work taught us about what it takes for human beings to live, work, and play in outer space.

Director

Alex Emanuel

Producer

Alex Emanuel (producer)

Editor

Alex Emanuel

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Release date

Mar 24, 2022 (United States)

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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Bruce Lester Johnson Self - Narrator (as Bruce Lester-Johnson) Self - Narrator (as Bruce Lester-Johnson) See fewer	Frantic (1988)
James L. Splawn Self - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Self - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center See fewer	Secrets of the Universe (2022)
Wernher von Braun Self - NASA, 1960 - 1972 (archive footage) Self - NASA, 1960 - 1972 (archive footage) See fewer	The Magical World of Disney (1954)
Brian Odom Self - NASA Chieef Historian (as Brian C. Odom) Self - NASA Chieef Historian (as Brian C. Odom) See fewer	Fly Me to the Moon (2024)
David Hitt Self - Skylab Historian Self - Skylab Historian See fewer	Good Cop (2014)
Joseph P. Kerwin Self - Skylab Science Pilot Self - Skylab Science Pilot See fewer	Skylab - Space Station (1973)
David Shayler Self - Spaceflight Historian Self - Spaceflight Historian See fewer	The Arms Drop (2014)
Grujica S. Ivanovich Self - Astronautics Historian Self - Astronautics Historian See fewer	Secrets of the Universe (2022)
Paul Weitz Self - Skylab Pilot (archive footage) Self - Skylab Pilot (archive footage) See fewer	Searching for Skylab (2019)
Russell Schweickart Self - Skylab Backup Commander (as Russell 'Rusty' Schweickart) Self - Skylab Backup Commander (as Russell 'Rusty' Schweickart) See fewer	Asteroid Day (2014)
Owen Garriott Self - Skylab Science Pilot (archive footage) Self - Skylab Science Pilot (archive footage) See fewer	Skylab - Space Station (1973)
Jack Stokes Self - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (as Jack Stokes) Self - NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (as Jack Stokes) See fewer	Secrets of the Universe (2022)
Douglas Vakoch Self - Space Psychologist Self - Space Psychologist See fewer	Rendezvous with the Future (2022)
Mark Pestana Self - North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) Self - North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) See fewer	Searching for Skylab (2019)
Georgy Dobrovolsky Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Viktor Patsayev Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Vladislav Volkov Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Alan L. Bean Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Skylab - Space Station (1973)
Leonid Brezhnev Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	O Sport, You Are Peace! (1981)
Gene Kranz Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Failure Is Not an Option (2003)
Jack Lousma Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Skylab - Space Station (1973)
Richard Nixon Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Frost/Nixon (2008)