Space Rocket History #267 – Apollo 13 – “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” – Part 2

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Michael Annis

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🗓️ 23 August 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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By the time Flight Director Kranz heard Lovell’s report, of “Houston, we’ve had a problem. ” three controllers had reported related problems. Kranz was wondering which problem Lovell was reporting, as he started relaying the long list of warning indications … Continue reading →

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0:00.0	We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy,
0:08.0	but because they are hard.
0:10.0	Godspeed, John Glenn.
0:12.0	Roger, zero G, and I feel fine.
0:15.0	Okay, I'm out.
0:17.0	How does it feel for the United States to be the new record holder?
0:21.6	At last, huh?
0:22.6	In that baby lights, there's no doubt about it.
0:26.6	Lift-off.
0:27.6	We have a lift-off.
0:28.6	32 minutes past the hour.
0:30.6	Lift-off in Apollo 11.
0:32.6	Listing, uh, Tranquility base here.
0:35.6	The Eagle has landed.
0:40.4	That's one small step for man.
0:44.4	One giant leap for mankind.
0:51.7	Hello and welcome.
0:57.4	This is Michael Anis, and you're listening to Episode 267 of the Space Rocket History podcast.
1:05.2	And now, Apollo 13. Houston, we've had a problem, part two. Mission Control's Perspective.
1:17.1	Before we continue from the previous episode, I thought it would be interesting to examine the first few minutes of the crisis from the perspective of mission control.
1:24.5	Most of the clips you will hear in this episode come from the flight director's communications loop with his controllers.
1:30.9	In this case, the flight director is Gene Krantz. Inside the mission control center, one cannot see, smell, feel, or touch a crisis except through the telemetry and the
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