Space Rocket History #270 – Apollo 13 – The News Breaks

Space Rocket History Podcast

Michael Annis

History, Technology

4.9 • 769 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Cronkite did not look good. He called Schirra over and thrust a sheet of wire-service copy at him. Schirra scanned the text hurriedly, and with each sentence his heart sank. This was bad. This was worse than bad. This was … 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.
1:02.7	Hello and welcome. This is Michael Anis, and you're listening to Episode 270 of the Space Rocket History podcast. And now, Apollo 13. The news breaks.
1:14.1	We interrupt this program for a special news bullet. The Apollo 13 spacecraft has had a serious power supply malfunction that could cause the lunar landing mission to be terminated early.
1:18.4	At the moment, the astronauts are continuing to try to isolate their trouble.
1:22.2	The late report says the spacecraft now is operating on battery power alone.
1:25.0	All unnecessary equipment is being turned off. The Apollo 13 spacecraft has lost all electrical power. An astronaut's
1:29.7	Jim Lovell, Fred Hayes, and Jack Swigert are making the way through the tunnel to the lunar module,
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