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February 8, 1974: The Skylab 4 Crew Returns to Earth After 84 Days in Space
The Longest Goodbye On February 8, 1974, at 11:16 AM EST, three tired men splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, 176 miles southwest of San Diego. Commander Gerald Carr, Science Pilot Edward Gibson, and Pilot William Pogue had spent 84 days, 1 hour, and 16 minutes in orbit—longer than any humans before them. When they…