PAOs are Chuck Hollinshead at Cape Canaveral and John McLeaish in Houston, Capcom is Dick Truly, CBS commentators are Walter Cronkite and Wally Schirra.
Apparently, the Skylab 4 crew suffered early on from space sickness and tried to hide it from Mission Control. However, Houston learned the fact from tapes sent from Skylab to the ground that had them discussing throwing the airsick bags over board. Gerald Carr the Commander received a dressing down from Mission Control. After that, apparently, the relationship between the all-rookie crew and Mission Control was cool, to say the least.
@MrBennetzen If I remember reading about it correctly, The crew did that because of the scientific haul from Skylab's 2 & 3. They did so well that Mission Control expected Carr Gibson and Pogue to do the same and thought they were just goofing off at the start of the mission
Ironically, while the "big there" networks covered the launch of this mission live, they did not carry live coverage of the splashdown three months later.
It's my understanding the only viewers who saw the final Skylab splashdown live were in Houston, where the local affiliates reportdely did their own locally-produced coverage.
The visibility at the Cape was exceptional that day!
.thanks to you guys for all the rare space footage. This one on Skylab 4 is amazing! I can't BELIEVE that you found a network broadcast of this launch!! Thanks for the work and keep it up, guys.
Thanx for the comments - Yes I have and have just posted the 2 and 3 launches along with the Skylab 1 launch. Note that 1, 2 and 3 launches were not as clear as this one!
@forbus56 Yeah, wonderful!! Glad to know they still cared enough to cover launches live even after Apollo...although I suppose no cable TV, no satellite dishes back then and they knew there were people who anted to see it live.
Are you talking about what appears to be "white smoke" at about the 2:46 point in the footage? If so, that's when the rocket is going through "MAXQ" (Maximum Dynamic Pressure).
carr was one i wished had got a lunar mission
guitarnashelter 3 months ago
Had lunch with William Pogue at Kennedy Space Center few years ago
GAZEDable 3 months ago
Skylab 4 was the first U.S. space mission since Gemini 8 seven and a half years earlier to have an all-rookie crew.
Mission commander Jerry Carr was also the first member of the astronaut "Class of 1966" to command a flight.
altfactor 5 months ago
the sound of rockets... I love the crackle sound, if I may call it that. Its somthing that always comes to mind when thinking about going to space.
xXDEICIDE216Xx 7 months ago
PAOs are Chuck Hollinshead at Cape Canaveral and John McLeaish in Houston, Capcom is Dick Truly, CBS commentators are Walter Cronkite and Wally Schirra.
ceredigio 7 months ago
Correction, I also meant for Skylab as well.
jetfreak4 10 months ago
Is the KSC 'clean feed' of this launch anywhere?
ceredigio 1 year ago
I heard that on this flight. The entire crew went on strike. Is this true?
MrBennetzen 1 year ago
@MrBennetzen Yes I believe so!!
ceredigio 1 year ago
Apparently, the Skylab 4 crew suffered early on from space sickness and tried to hide it from Mission Control. However, Houston learned the fact from tapes sent from Skylab to the ground that had them discussing throwing the airsick bags over board. Gerald Carr the Commander received a dressing down from Mission Control. After that, apparently, the relationship between the all-rookie crew and Mission Control was cool, to say the least.
forbus56 1 year ago
@MrBennetzen If I remember reading about it correctly, The crew did that because of the scientific haul from Skylab's 2 & 3. They did so well that Mission Control expected Carr Gibson and Pogue to do the same and thought they were just goofing off at the start of the mission
Starwing1272 1 year ago
Ironically, while the "big there" networks covered the launch of this mission live, they did not carry live coverage of the splashdown three months later.
It's my understanding the only viewers who saw the final Skylab splashdown live were in Houston, where the local affiliates reportdely did their own locally-produced coverage.
The visibility at the Cape was exceptional that day!
altfactor 1 year ago
lunarmodule and zellco..
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.thanks to you guys for all the rare space footage. This one on Skylab 4 is amazing! I can't BELIEVE that you found a network broadcast of this launch!! Thanks for the work and keep it up, guys.
forbus56 1 year ago 3
You're most welcome. Glad you and others are enjoying them!
lunarmodule5 1 year ago
@lunarmodule5 Wonderful! Glad they still covered all the manned launches live then! Do you have anything from Skylab 2 or 3?
RJY4356 1 year ago
Thanx for the comments - Yes I have and have just posted the 2 and 3 launches along with the Skylab 1 launch. Note that 1, 2 and 3 launches were not as clear as this one!
lunarmodule5 1 year ago
@forbus56 Yeah, wonderful!! Glad to know they still cared enough to cover launches live even after Apollo...although I suppose no cable TV, no satellite dishes back then and they knew there were people who anted to see it live.
RJY4356 1 year ago
I have coverage of this Launch too, really nice to see this rare coverage up here.
Thank you.
zellco321 1 year ago 3
You are welcome - and keep uploading your Vids - they are always fascinating m8
lunarmodule5 1 year ago
I will.
zellco321 1 year ago 2
Good rare footage!!! One question, what these white smoke when the rocktet appear to make a turn?The same occur in other rockets like Soyuz. and N1.
Travellerdream 1 year ago 2
Are you talking about what appears to be "white smoke" at about the 2:46 point in the footage? If so, that's when the rocket is going through "MAXQ" (Maximum Dynamic Pressure).
lunarmodule5 1 year ago