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LM-12
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posted 11-30-2015 11:33 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for LM-12     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The Skylab space station did have a multiple docking adapter. Were direct crew handovers ever considered for the missions?

Jim Behling
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posted 11-30-2015 12:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Jim Behling   Click Here to Email Jim Behling     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
There were only two docking ports. The backup was only for rescue missions, it did not have the utilities to support a long duration docking of the CSM and the location would have blocked the EREP field of view.

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