Space Rocket History #290 – Apollo 13 – Welcome Home

Space Rocket History Podcast

Michael Annis

History, Technology

4.9 • 769 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2019

⏱️ 39 minutes

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“Three brave astronauts are alive and on Earth because of the mission operations teams’ dedication, and because at the critical moments the people of that team were wise enough and self-possessed enough to make the right decisions. Their extraordinary feat … 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.
0:44.3	One giant leap for mankind.
0:59.4	Hello and welcome. This is Michael Annis, and you're listening to Episode 290 of the Space Rocket History podcast.
1:03.8	And now, Apollo 13, Welcome Home.
1:08.1	Shortly after the spacecraft sliced into the water,
1:11.6	Lovell Swaggered and Hayes were helped into a life raft. The lunar module pilot first, then the command module pilot, then the commander.
1:17.6	And then they were hoisted into the hovering helicopter.
1:21.6	You could see the spray, the copper, the bear, the swimmer, the first swimmer is in the water.
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