Apollo 13 | Splashdown | 5

Against The Odds

Wondery

Cassie De Pecol, History, Society & Culture, Dolby, Mike Corey, Dolby Atmos, Atmos

4.7 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Six days into their mission, the Apollo 13 astronauts have been working under immense pressure and on very little sleep. Tempers grow short as they battle with Mission Control in Houston over what steps to take for their biggest challenge yet: reentry into Earth’s atmosphere.

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0:00.0	Astronaut Fred Hayes huddles inside the lunar module of the Apollo 13 spacecraft.
0:14.0	He tucks his hands into his armpits to warm them, his teeth chatter on the cold, but when
0:19.3	he touches his forehead, it feels hot, somehow he's both shivering and burning up.
0:26.7	It's April 16, 1970, and it's been a miserable night for Hayes.
0:33.0	Whatever illness has been brewing inside him since yesterday has now come on full force.
0:38.0	He feels queasy and his joints ache, it also hurts when he pees.
0:43.1	He figures he probably has a kidney infection from dehydration, brought on by the strict
0:48.1	water rationing on board their damaged spacecraft.
0:52.5	This closes his eyes and takes slow, deep breaths.
0:57.7	Maybe if he rests, he'll feel better.
1:00.7	But then he hears the voice of Mission Commander Jim Lovell.
1:04.9	Freddo, you okay?
1:06.2	You don't look so hot.
1:08.5	Hayes opens his eyes.
1:10.5	I'm fine.
1:12.2	Lovell raises an eyebrow.
1:14.4	Then Hayes hears Jack swigored, the other astronaut packed into the cramp lunar module
1:18.9	with them.
1:19.9	Let me grab the first aid kit.
1:21.7	There's aspirin in there.
1:22.7	I said I'm fine, I just need rest.
1:26.5	Hayes sits back and closes his eyes again.
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