It wasn't the first time astronauts took a stand for something they felt strongly they needed, but it's certainly one of the more dramatic personalitydriven episodes from NASA's early history. For a little more on the story of Skylab's orbital mutiny, check out this article from Motherboard: http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/ring...

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