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12.00" x 8.00"
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14.00" x 10.00"
High Above The Blue Art Print
by Mark Karvon
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High Above The Blue art print by Mark Karvon. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Design Details
Skylab was the first space station launched and operated by NASA. Its launch was also the final flight of the mighty Saturn V rocket. Skylab was... more
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Artist's Description
Skylab was the first space station launched and operated by NASA. Its launch was also the final flight of the mighty Saturn V rocket. Skylab was launched on May 14, 1973. The station was critically damaged during the launch losing its meteorite shield and one of the solar arrays responsible for providing power to the station. The other solar array failed to deploy properly. Without the shield, the station was uninhabitable due to high temperatures inside the station. The first manned mission (Skylab 2) to the station effected repairs. A heat shield parasol was deployed bringing the internal temperature to a comfortable level. The Skylab 2 crew stayed 28 days in orbit. The crew was also able to get the second solar array to deploy properly. The second manned mission (Skylab 3) to the station deployed a twin poled sunshade originally brought to the station by Skylab 2. The Skylab 3 crew remained in orbit for 59 days. Skylab 4 launched on November 16, 1973 and remained in orbit for 84 day...
About Mark Karvon
Prints of all artworks are available at www.markkarvon.com. All artworks are copyright Mark Karvon. As a kid in the suburbs of Chicago, I always was interested in the mechanical creations of man. There is something about a purpose of design and the engineering solution to achieve that purpose that always created a spark in my mind. The forms those machines took were captivating to me - the pointed nose of a fighter jet; the exposed driving wheels of a mighty steam engine, the streamlined shape of a submarine. And the stories of the incredible experiences of the men who operated those machines are the stuff of legends and sometimes nightmares. From an early age I tried to express my fascination through drawing. I suppose my first...
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