“This close up view of one of the two scientific airlocks on the Skylab Orbital Workshop Section was taken from the Skylab 2 Command/Service Module during its initial fly around inspection. The micrometeoroid shield can be seen to be missing from this section of the orbital workshop. A parasol solar shield was later devised and put in place over this damaged area through this very same airlock opening.”
AND/OR:
“The Saturn V vehicle, carrying the unmarned orbital workshop for the Skylab-1 mission, lifted off successfully and all systems performed normally. Sixty-three seconds into flight, engineers in the operation support and control center saw an unexpected telemetry indication that signalled that damages occurred on one solar array and the micrometeoroid shield during the launch. The micrometeoroid shield, a thin protective cylinder surrounding the workshop protecting it from tiny space particles and the sun's scorching heat, ripped loose from its position around the workshop. This caused the loss of one solar wing and jammed the other. Still unoccupied, the Skylab was stricken with the loss of the heat shield and sunlight beat mercilessly on the lab's sensitive skin. Internal temperatures soared, rendering the the station uninhabitable, threatening foods, medicines, films, and experiments. This image shows the sun-ravaged skin of the Orbital Workshop, bared by the missing heat shield, with blister scars and tarnish from temperatures that reached 300 degrees F. The rectangular opening at the upper center is the scientific airlock through which the parasol to protect the workshop from sun's rays was later deployed. This view was taken during a fly-around inspection by the Skylab-2 crew. The Marshall Space Flight Center had a major role in developing the procedures to repair the damaged Skylab.”
Against all odds, BOTH are at the following, respectively. WOOT, WOOT:
images.nasa.gov/details-sl2-01-111
images.nasa.gov/details-7042931
The second one being fed to the “NASA Image and Video Library” whoever(s) by MSFC whoever(s).
Since proof reading, quality control, attention to detail, knowledgeability & ability to articulate were all pretty much optional, the incorrect (IMHO) numeral ‘2’ was omitted from the photo ID. Although, in all fairness, this is minor compared to the parade of other egregious doozies. So, for search purposes, it should be SL2-1-111.
Finally, the photo, labeled as Figure 1-5, is referenced in "SP-404: Skylab's Astronomy and Space Sciences" as:
"Figure 1-5 shows the exterior of the Sun-facing airlock; the photograph was taken by the first Skylab crew before docking. The blistered appearance of the workshop was due to the loss of the micrometeoroid and heat shield, which caused bonding material to be irradiated by the Sun for several days. The parasol flown up with the first crew was deployed through this airlock. The workshop cooled down, but the airlock was blocked from further use in scientific experiments. Some instruments that would have used it were redesigned for spacewalks during later visits; others were used in the remaining (antisolar) airlock.
The antisolar airlock is shown in figure 1-6 from the inside of the workshop with a window installed and the outer door closed. The vacuum hose, wrapped around the airlock, was used for equipment depressurization. Film canisters, for example, were evacuated before they were stored in film vaults. The airlock was used sequentially for several instruments. Scheduling to obtain optimal data and to take advantage of targets of opportunity, such as Comet Kohoutek, was a continuing challenge to the Skylab astronauts and the ground planning teams, especially with the solar airlock occupied by the parasol.
A mirror with ultraviolet-reflecting surfaces was used in the ultraviolet stellar astronomy experiment (fig. 1-7) and with other instruments. It was mounted in the antisolar airlock and extended beyond the spacecraft wall where it could be tilted ±15° and rotated through 360° to scan the sky. Because of this maneuverability, instruments pointed at the mirror from inside Skylab could view a selected target on the celestial sphere without having to move the entire space station."
At/from:
history.nasa.gov/SP-404/ch1.htm
