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Space Rocket History Podcast

Space Rocket History #287 – Apollo 13 – Separation Anxiety

Space Rocket History Podcast

Michael Annis

History, Technology

4.9769 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Three hours before dawn, Gene Kranz’ White Team took its place next to Windler’s Maroon Team controllers. The eighty hours of uncertainty were now past and mission control was down to Apollo 13’s final shift.

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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. That's one small step for man one giant leap for man

0:48.2

hello and welcome this is michael annis and you're listening to Episode 287 of the Space Rocket History Podcast.

0:58.1

And now, Apollo 13, separation, anxiety.

1:02.9

Good evening.

1:04.1

The crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft is winding up its final full day in space tonight.

1:09.3

Apparently on course for a Pacific Ocean

1:11.6

splash down around 107 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow 555 miles southeast of Samoa.

1:18.6

The latest word is that there are apple supplies of water, oxygen, power, and other consumables.

1:23.6

The astronauts themselves are of reasonably good cheer, but when they must work in the command module, they are cold.

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