around a mini Skylab module in earth orbit and enjoy spectacular view of the magnificent earth, the colorful moon and millions of stars from light years away. (GOOD NEWS) Hi! Thanks so much for viewing my “Space Shuttle and Military Composite Pictures” album. Since so many people like the pictures in this album (it has got more than two million views), I have chosen 81 pictures and published them in a picture book. Please go to www.blurb.com and search for "Luming Marr" to preview this book. Thanks! Photo credits: All the seven images are from NASA: Skylab Orbital Workshop in Planet-Earth orbit (JSC); space walk in the Gemini-Titan 4 space flight; astronaut free-flying on Manned Maneuvering Unit, a nitrogen jet propelled backpack; earth image contributed by four satellites; a composite of 15 images of the Moon taken by the Galileo spacecraft's solid-state imaging system (JPL); M80 (NGC 6093) stellar swarm globular star clusters in the Milky Way galaxy (Hubble Space Telescope); Hodge 301 inside the Tarantula Nebula in our galactic neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud (The Hubble Heritage Team). Skylab is America's first experimental space station. Designed for long duration mission, Skylab program objectives were twofold: To prove that humans could live and work in space for extended periods, and to expand our knowledge of solar astronomy well beyond Earth-based observations. Successful in all respects despite early mechanical difficulties, three three-man crews occupied the Skylab workshop for a total of 171 days, 13 hours. It was the site of nearly 300 scientific and technical experiments: medical experiments on humans' adaptability to zero gravity, solar observations, and detailed Earth resources experiments. The empty Skylab spacecraft returned to Earth July 11, 1979 scattering debris over the Indian Ocean and the sparsely settled region of Western Australia. This Photoshop composite picture was created by Luming Marr on August 4, 2006. Please note the event depicted in this picture and caption did NOT really happen in the way as shown. Good Photoshop graphic design concept and calendar publishing idea example. Good photography course textbook supplemental reference and practice picture material.