Skylab 2
The Skylab 2 crew (Pete Conrad, Joseph Kerwin, Paul Weitz) are being transported to Launch Pad 39B in the Astrovan, moments away from boarding their Saturn IB rocket for humanity's first crewed missio
Setting
Kennedy Space Center launch complex, Merritt Island, Florida. The scene is centered around the towering Saturn IB rocket on Launch Pad 39B, surrounded by service structures and support vehicles. The astronauts are being transported to the launch pad in a silver Astrovan.
Characters
Pete Conrad
primary
A lean, athletic man in his early 40s with close-cropped brown hair and a square jaw. His face bears the faint lines of experience, with crow's feet around his piercing blue eyes. Stands at 5'6" with the compact build of a naval aviator.
Joseph Kerwin
primary
A lean, athletic man in his early 40s with sharp blue eyes and short, neatly trimmed brown hair. His face bears the calm intensity of a physician assessing a critical situation.
Paul Weitz
secondary
A lean, athletic man in his early 40s with close-cropped brown hair and sharp features. His face shows the disciplined focus of a military-trained pilot, with faint laugh lines around his eyes suggesting his generally amiable nature.
Launch Director
secondary
A middle-aged man in his late 40s, with a lean but sturdy build, short-cropped salt-and-pepper hair, and sharp, observant eyes. His face bears the faint lines of years spent under Florida sun and launchpad floodlights.
Astrovan Driver
background
A middle-aged male technician with a lean, wiry build from years of physical work. His tanned face shows faint lines from squinting in the Florida sun, and his short-cropped salt-and-pepper hair is slightly flattened by his headset. His hands are calloused from handling vehicle controls and equipment.
Photographer
background
A middle-aged man with a lean build, wearing thick-rimmed glasses and a sweat-dampened short-sleeved button-up shirt. His face shows signs of sun exposure from years of outdoor work, with crow's feet around his eyes from squinting through viewfinders.
Dialog
Pete Conrad
Well, Joe, looks like we're finally gonna see if that medical degree floats in zero-G.
Joseph Kerwin
Better than watching you try to draw blood, Pete. Remember, we've got twenty-eight days of data collection ahead.
Launch Director
Astrovan arriving Pad 39B. All stations confirm final GO/NO-GO checks complete.
Pete Conrad
Copy that, Houston. Skylab crew ready to turn this bird into a space station.
Joseph Kerwin
Pulse 72, respiration normal. The human body's about to become our most interesting experiment.
Launch Director
T-minus 30 minutes and counting. Crew access arm retracting.
Pete Conrad
Alright boys, time to earn our paychecks. Let's show them how Navy flies.