NASA SKYLAB PROJECT APOLLO TELESCOPE MOUNT WORKSTATION MOCK-UPS XD47244

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Dating to the Skylab era, this short, silent (and badly water damaged) film shows mock-ups of the proposed Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) workstation for use aboard Skylab. These mock-ups were likely used for assessment purposes during the design phase. The ATM was a crewed solar observatory that was a part of Skylab, the first American space station. It could observe the Sun in wavelengths ranging from soft X-rays, ultra-violet, and visible light. The ATM was manually operated by the astronauts aboard Skylab from 1973–74, yielding data principally as exposed photographic film that was returned to Earth with the crew. The ATM console was designed to accommodate either a standing or a seated crewman and consisted of the ATM console, the foot restraint platform, an optional chair-type restraint, and a speaker intercom assembly (SIA). Long-term monitoring of status displays and visual scenes with potential quick reaction to dynamic situations represented the spectrum of tasks to be supported by the ATM workstation. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit