The small Esperance Municipal Museum is located near the waterfront of the port town of about 10,000. A large model of Skylab stands on a pedestal at the museum’s entrance. The museum houses a collection of debris from NASA's Skylab Space Station, which fell from orbit in July 1979 and rained debris over parts of Australia.
An oxygen tank from the Skylab Space Station, the largest of several pieces that were recovered from America’s first space station following its re-entry in 1979, and now on display at the Esperance Municipal Museum in Western Australia. [Read the full story]
A plaque located under the model of Skylab explains to visitors what the space station was and when it came crashing back to Earth in this remote part of Australia. [Read the full story]
The small Esperance Municipal Museum is located near the waterfront of the port town of about 10,000. A large model of Skylab stands on a pedestal at the museum’s entrance. [Read the full story]
The display case containing the wreckage of Skylab sits in the center of the museum, which was formed in 1976 from a railroad supply shed. Other exhibits are devoted to the area’s train history. [Read the full story]
The oversized check by the Nevada & California-based radio station The Highway, used to finally pay a $400 litter fine after 30 years, is on display above the case. [Read the full story]
A portion of wreckage identified as belonging to the hatch which Skylab astronauts used to access the space station after docking. [Read the full story]
The storage freezer which resident crews used for food and other items that needed to be kept frozen is one of the largest recovered pieces of the space station. [Read the full story]
An Australian flag flown aboard Skylab 2, the first of the three manned crews to live aboard the station, which was presented to the Shire of Esperance by NASA. [Read the full story]
An Australian flag flown aboard Skylab 2, the first of the three manned crews to live aboard the station, which was presented to the Shire of Esperance by NASA. [Read the full story]
Visitors to the Esperance Municipal Museum look over the display case containing what remains of Skylab. A map of Australia showing Skylab’s final path when it re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere is seen at center. [Read the full story]
An oxygen tank from the Skylab Space Station, the largest of several pieces that were recovered from America’s first space station following its re-entry in 1979, wrapped in protective plastic. [Read the full story]
A sign on the exhibit showing a map of Australia, the path Skylab took when it crashed back to earth, and a photo of the oxygen tank where it was found in the remote outback. [Read the full story]
Various pieces of debris recovered from the remains of Skylab after it crashed back to earth in July 1979 and now on display at the Esperance Municipal Museum. [Read the full story]
Various pieces of debris recovered from the remains of Skylab after it crashed back to earth in July 1979 and now on display at the Esperance Municipal Museum. [Read the full story]
Various pieces of debris recovered from the remains of Skylab after it crashed back to earth in July 1979 and now on display at the Esperance Municipal Museum. [Read the full story]
Various pieces of debris, including this water tank, recovered from the remains of Skylab after it crashed back to earth in July 1979 and now on display at the Esperance Municipal Museum. [Read the full story]
Various pieces of debris recovered from the remains of Skylab after it crashed back to earth in July 1979 and now on display at the Esperance Municipal Museum. [Read the full story]
Various pieces of debris recovered from the remains of Skylab after it crashed back to earth in July 1979 and now on display at the Esperance Municipal Museum. [Read the full story]
Various pieces of debris recovered from the remains of Skylab after it crashed back to earth in July 1979 and now on display at the Esperance Municipal Museum. [Read the full story]
Various pieces of debris recovered from the remains of Skylab after it crashed back to earth in July 1979 and now on display at the Esperance Municipal Museum. [Read the full story]
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Titianium Nitrogen Sphere Recovered From Skylab Crash
Various pieces of debris recovered from the remains of Skylab after it crashed back to earth in July 1979 and now on display at the Esperance Municipal Museum. [Read the full story]
Various pieces of debris recovered from the remains of Skylab after it crashed back to earth in July 1979 and now on display at the Esperance Municipal Museum. [Read the full story]
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Shire of Esperance Skylab Day Proclamation and Key to City
A proclamation from Barstow, California, along with a key to the city, proclaiming July 13, 2009, near the 30th anniversary, to be “Shire of Esperance/Skylab Day.” [Read the full story]
Various pieces of debris recovered from the remains of Skylab after it crashed back to earth in July 1979 and now on display at the Esperance Municipal Museum.
