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First Haircut in Space

  • January 15, 2015
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

In 1973, on the first manned mission to the Skylab space station, astronaut Paul J. Weitz received the first-ever haircut in space. Charles Conrad did the honors. Joseph Kerwin rounded out the three-man crew, which made major repairs and set a new record for time spent in space (almost 673 hours).

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