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We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things not

because they are easy but because they are hard in godspeed John Glenn Roger zero

and I feel fine okay I'm out how does it feel for the United States to be the new record holder?

At last, huh?

In that baby lights, there's no doubt about it.

Lift-off. We have a lift-off. 32 minutes past the hour.

Lift-off on Apollo 11.

flipping Tanguality Base here.

The Eagle has landed.

That's one small step for man.

One giant leap for manned.

Hello and welcome.

This is Michael Annes and you're listening to episode number 409 of the Space Rocket History podcast.

And now, Skylab 2, mission days 8 through 23.

Last time we covered days 2 through 7 of the first sky lab crew now i want to continue on with

mission day eight friday june first nineteen seventy three on this day the crew got a rest from medical

and solar physics duties. Instead, they spent most of their day

cleaning up and re-stowing. Fortunately, they also had some time for sightseeing out the window.

Actually, all three crowded around the glass window at the same time. To get a better

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