Skylab's solar wing finally broke free

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Skylab's first rescue EVA failed, so NASA tried again with a hand-built cable cutter assembly, a long rope tether, and a special Beam Erection Tether. One astronaut hooked the cutter to the strap, another steadied the station, and then both men heaved against the tether until the jammed array finally broke free. Conrad later said, 'By the time we got settled down... those panels were out as far as they were going to go,' and the electricity meters on the ground and inside Skylab jumped, signaling success.