in Houston flight director Krantz is trying to make sense of the barrage of
trying to make sense of the barrage of
trying to make sense of the barrage of information completely surrounded with
information completely surrounded with
information completely surrounded with reports coming in that I don’t fully
reports coming in that I don’t fully
reports coming in that I don’t fully understand but frankly problems are our
understand but frankly problems are our
understand but frankly problems are our business and I thought we’re going to
business and I thought we’re going to
business and I thought we’re going to solve this problem and get back on track
solve this problem and get back on track
solve this problem and get back on track no big deal
no big deal
no big deal where you don’t believe that o2 tank one
where you don’t believe that o2 tank one
where you don’t believe that o2 tank one pressure day no no I honed in on knee
pressure day no no I honed in on knee
pressure day no no I honed in on knee comes I’ll ever got principally because
comes I’ll ever got principally because
comes I’ll ever got principally because he has the responsibility for those
he has the responsibility for those
he has the responsibility for those things you need to stay alive in space
things you need to stay alive in space
things you need to stay alive in space power oxygen pressure heat water let’s
power oxygen pressure heat water let’s
power oxygen pressure heat water let’s get our education to wind up do you guys
get our education to wind up do you guys
get our education to wind up do you guys okay now do we have instrumentation I’m
okay now do we have instrumentation I’m
okay now do we have instrumentation I’m realizing that I am the focal point of
realizing that I am the focal point of
realizing that I am the focal point of all this nothing to brag about can we
all this nothing to brag about can we
all this nothing to brag about can we tell them anything do we have a real
tell them anything do we have a real
tell them anything do we have a real problem or is it instruments while
problem or is it instruments while
problem or is it instruments while Houston struggles to make sense of the
Houston struggles to make sense of the
Houston struggles to make sense of the data stream Lovell checks the ships tank
data stream Lovell checks the ships tank
data stream Lovell checks the ships tank gauges he’s in for a shock they wanted a
gauges he’s in for a shock they wanted a
gauges he’s in for a shock they wanted a gauge on one of our oxygen tanks red
gauge on one of our oxygen tanks red
gauge on one of our oxygen tanks red zero and I could actually see the deal
zero and I could actually see the deal
zero and I could actually see the deal go down on the second floor engage very
go down on the second floor engage very
go down on the second floor engage very slowly since oxygen is used both for
slowly since oxygen is used both for
slowly since oxygen is used both for breathing and as a source of power it’s
breathing and as a source of power it’s
breathing and as a source of power it’s vital they find the cause of the
vital they find the cause of the
vital they find the cause of the hemorrhage I knew we had an attack
hemorrhage I knew we had an attack
hemorrhage I knew we had an attack spacecraft obviously I was still
spacecraft obviously I was still
spacecraft obviously I was still breathing there was no gaping hole that
breathing there was no gaping hole that
breathing there was no gaping hole that was letting air out with no sign of a
was letting air out with no sign of a
was letting air out with no sign of a meteor impact they must search elsewhere
meteor impact they must search elsewhere
meteor impact they must search elsewhere Lovell takes a look outside his window
Lovell takes a look outside his window
Lovell takes a look outside his window and I can’t tell you the day why I did
and I can’t tell you the day why I did
and I can’t tell you the day why I did it but I saw escaping at a high rate of
it but I saw escaping at a high rate of
it but I saw escaping at a high rate of speed from the rear end of my spacecraft
speed from the rear end of my spacecraft
speed from the rear end of my spacecraft a gaseous substance did not take much
a gaseous substance did not take much
a gaseous substance did not take much intelligence on my part to realize that
intelligence on my part to realize that
intelligence on my part to realize that the gas escaping and the needle on my
the gas escaping and the needle on my
the gas escaping and the needle on my second and last tank were one of the
second and last tank were one of the
second and last tank were one of the same and very shortly we’d be completely
same and very shortly we’d be completely
same and very shortly we’d be completely out of oxygen
the cold chill of realization came in
the cold chill of realization came in that we had a real problem and I don’t
that we had a real problem and I don’t
that we had a real problem and I don’t know what to do about it
know what to do about it
know what to do about it Krantz realizes that 56 hours into their
Krantz realizes that 56 hours into their
Krantz realizes that 56 hours into their mission Apollo 13 is poised on the brink
mission Apollo 13 is poised on the brink
mission Apollo 13 is poised on the brink of catastrophe then I move into survival
of catastrophe then I move into survival
of catastrophe then I move into survival mode
mode
mode okay I’ll flight controller settle down
okay I’ll flight controller settle down
okay I’ll flight controller settle down quit your guessing let’s start working
quit your guessing let’s start working
quit your guessing let’s start working this problem hey you got two good AC
this problem hey you got two good AC
this problem hey you got two good AC buses what did all that tell you no but
buses what did all that tell you no but
buses what did all that tell you no but Lee Bhagat still has no clue what’s
Lee Bhagat still has no clue what’s
Lee Bhagat still has no clue what’s happening or how to fix it well just
happening or how to fix it well just
happening or how to fix it well just give me about two more minutes
give me about two more minutes
give me about two more minutes okay thank you I had to find out where
okay thank you I had to find out where
okay thank you I had to find out where the leak was and try to isolate it and
the leak was and try to isolate it and
the leak was and try to isolate it and try to save the right the remaining part
try to save the right the remaining part
try to save the right the remaining part of the oxygen otherwise the crews gonna
of the oxygen otherwise the crews gonna
of the oxygen otherwise the crews gonna be dead Lee Bhagat realizes his only
be dead Lee Bhagat realizes his only
be dead Lee Bhagat realizes his only hope of isolating the leak is to close
hope of isolating the leak is to close
hope of isolating the leak is to close valves that feed oxygen into two of the
valves that feed oxygen into two of the
valves that feed oxygen into two of the fuel cells but closing these valves is
fuel cells but closing these valves is
fuel cells but closing these valves is irreversible
irreversible
irreversible those two fuel cells will not work again
those two fuel cells will not work again
those two fuel cells will not work again [Music]
[Music]
[Music] his final option it is my final option
his final option it is my final option
his final option it is my final option it’s a gamble but it’s their only chance
it’s a gamble but it’s their only chance
it’s a gamble but it’s their only chance [Music]
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