Saving Skylab: America's First Space Station (2020)

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How an electric lineman's tool manufacturer in Centralia, Missouri, helped save the first American space station from catastrophe.
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Apr 18, 2020
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00h 29m
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How an electric lineman's tool manufacturer in Centralia, Missouri, helped save the first American space station from catastrophe.

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