1973 NASA Lithograph "Skylab Silhouetted Against Earth"

1973 NASA Lithograph "Skylab Silhouetted Against Earth" is a vintage Lithographs / Prints artifact by U.S. Government Printing Office / NASA from 1973, preserved in The Record Institute Ephemera Archive.

Category: Lithographs / Prints

Brand: U.S. Government Printing Office / NASA

Year: 1973

Rarity Class: B

Last updated: September 26, 2026

This official 1973 NASA lithograph (JSCL-110) captures the Skylab space station in Earth orbit, bearing the visible scars and triumphs of its historic launch and subsequent orbital rescue. Printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office in the same year the photograph was taken, the artifact serves as a tangible, first-generation record of the Skylab 2 crew's final fly-around inspection.

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Original 1973 U.S. Government Printing Office lithograph of the Skylab 1 space station. Photographed from the Skylab 2 Command/Service Module during the final departure fly-around in June 1973. Clearly displays the makeshift gold parasol deployed to replace the torn micrometeoroid shield. Shows the single remaining solar array, freed by astronauts during a high-stakes spacewalk. Bears official Johnson Space Center Lithograph (JSCL-110) and GPO (1973—779-978/04) provenance markers.

Summary

This official 1973 NASA lithograph (JSCL-110) captures the Skylab space station in Earth orbit, bearing the visible scars and triumphs of its historic launch and subsequent orbital rescue. Printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office in the same year the photograph was taken, the artifact serves as a tangible, first-generation record of the Skylab 2 crew's final fly-around inspection.

A vintage 1973 NASA official lithograph print showing the Skylab space station orbiting Earth. The photograph captures the station silhouetted against a dark sky and cloud-covered Earth, prominently displaying a makeshift gold parasol sunshield and a single remaining solar array. The reverse side features the official NASA meatball logo, a descriptive text block detailing the Skylab 2 crew's repairs, and the U.S. Government Printing Office publication code 1973—779-978/04 alongside the identifier JSCL-110.