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not because they are easy but because they are hard. Godspeed, John Glenn.

Roger, zero G, and I feel fine.

I feel that?

Okay, I'm on.

How does it feel for the United States to be the new record holder?

It's right, huh?

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

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

Lift-off in Apollo 11.

Listen, uh, quality base here. The Eagle has landed.

That's one small step for man, one giant leap for manned. Hello and welcome. This is Michael Annas and you're listening to Episode

of the Space Rocket History podcast. And now, Skylab 4, leaving Skylab. You may recall,

activating the station upon arrival was a challenge, but packing up to return home was also a major

event that took several days.

For Carr and his crew, this was the last planned visit,

but they left open the possibility of a return visit at some point in the future.

On January 31, 1974, the crew received the updated deactivation and reentry checklist.

The checklist was 15 feet long and had to be entered into the flight data file by hand.

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