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Flash Video  |  2013-03-25  |  139.6 MB  |  640x480  |  25fps  |  13 minutes, 36 seconds
Transcription: This was on the final day of the first manned mission. The crew had this last view as they made preparations for return to Earth. It had been a successful mission. The large majority of scientific objectives were accomplished. But the bright orange sunshade, the single solar wing, presented a striking reminder of a mission that was something more than routine, a mission that gave new meaning to the term manned space flight. minutes 13 12 11 10 9 8 we have ignition sequence has started 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 and we have liftoff. Sea Skylab lifting off the pad now, moving up It was the afternoon of May 1 ...