Achieving Dental Health
The 1973 Skylab space expeditions were the first series of manned flights into earth orbit and during this time astronauts made use of different modern dental equipment while in space. Adequate dental care became part of the in flight medical support system or IMSS developed by the military dentists at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA mainly for the Skylab missions. Modern dental equipment during the Skylab missions served the three man crews for each of the three flights that were launched with each flight lasting about 4 to 8 weeks on the average.