APOLLO 13 (1995) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@jethrobodine8563]

Fun fact. The navy officer at the end that shakes Jim Lovell's(Tom Hanks character) hand was the real Jim Lovell.

[@p4tmchef]

@47:49

[@michaelkeller5008]

Another funfact: Jim Lovell was asked to wear the uniform of an admiral, since the original crew was greeted by an admiral, but Lovell refused since he retired as USN Captain, so he not also had a cameo, he actually worn his REAL uniform, rank and ribbons (and everything that's part of it, too)!

[@BedsitBob]

And his wife Marilyn was in the stands, during the launch sequence, one level below the actress playing her. If you look closely, there's a lady in a pink outfit, and Marilyn Lovell is standing next to her.

[@juice_box_jax]

I think Apollo 13 is one of the best movies ever made. Also I'm biased because I've watched it about 568 times since I was nine years old!

[@JeffreyCantelope]

Apollo program was programed to test ideas that had not yet been tried. Apollo 1 was a launch pad test. 4-7 were uncrewed missions testing the rocket systems. 8-10 were crewed missions testing the proceedures for getting to and landing on the moon w/o actually landing. 11 was the first time landing on the Moon was tried.

[@donsample1002]

7 was a crewed test of the CM in earth orbit.

[@stephenkehl7158]

And Apollo 1 was intended to do the job that 7 ended up doing. Tragically, the plugs-out launch pad test that went bad preceded the planned launch three weeks later.

[@jawbone78]

Just to add to this answer - the Mercury missions were what got America into space, the initial launches, orbits, and reentry, etc. The goal was just getting to space and getting back safely. The Gemini missions expanded the ability to do things like dock with other equipment in space, extravehicular activity like spacewalks, etc. Basically how to actually do stuff in space. The Apollo missions were about taking the experience from Mercury and Gemini and leaving Earth's orbit and landing on the moon, then returning safely (with cargo - moon rocks). Each mission iterated on previous experiences, and the three programs wildly accelerated technological development in America and the world in general. A shocking amount of modern technology can be traced back to the US space programs of the 1960s in one way or another.

[@JeffreyCantelope]

@@jawbone78 Great synopsis

[@BedsitBob]

@@donsample1002 Correct. The crew was Wally Schirra, Walt Cunningham and Donn Eisele. There was a joke among the Apollo 7 crew, that it consisted of "Wally, Walt and Whatshisname."

[@donsample1002]

The biggest departure from reality in this movie was the doubts about Swigert’s ability to fly the mission. He was THE expert on the command module and actually wrote a lot of the emergency procedures that they had to implement.

[@jeanb.5405]

It is my understanding they took a great deal of this movie's dialogue from the recordings at Nasa and the recordings in the space ship. I also understood they did not doubt his ability (even in the movie) but that he was not up on practice - even the best had to keep practicing in the module simulator before a mission and he was about to have a couple of days!

[@gasaholic47]

That is true. Ron Howard has said on many an occasion that they had to make some artistic decisions, and the conflict scenes were added for dramatic effect. Jim Lovell in several interviews said he understood, but everyone knew Swigert was more than qualified.

[@granadosvm]

That is true, although I always thought the biggest departure was that there is only one slide ruler shown in the entire mission.

[@gasaholic47]

@@granadosvmLOL, well, I think the point was made with the one.

[@BedsitBob]

The other major departure from reality was the argument, because it didn't happen.

[@starbasecarolina3876]

I was 7yo when Armstrong walked on the moon, i am 62 now and still remember lying on the floor watching it on a blurry black and white TV!

[@larrybremer4930]

Yep, me too. It was an amazing time.

[@MGower4465]

20:32 thing to remember is the oxygen lost was not for breathing. The Apollo system mixed Hydrogen and oxygen to create power....and drinking water. The problem came when the oxygen tank was dropped, removed from the assembly line, and senf for extended testing. Whike it was at the manufacturer, the Apollo systems were uograded from 6 volts to 12. The tank camd back, but was never upgraded to handle 12 volts. So the insulation on the wires burned away, and that allowed an electrical arc. Boom.

[@BedsitBob]

Actually the tanks were upgraded from 28 volts to 62 volts.

[@laurakali6522]

You know you have a gem of a movie, when even though you know the outcome, you’re fully stressed and invested.

[@Deadbloke-dk6zc]

It's the launch sequence that gets my motor running, every time. "Retro? "Go!", "ECOM?" "Go!".... A whole room full of people, each among the best in their field and confident in their skills, totally focussed on achieving the team goal. Goosebumps.

[@ed-straker]

I have the books "Failure Is Not An Option", signed by Gene Kranz, and "Lost Moon", signed by Jim Lovell. Couple of my more important possessions.

[@carborundorum]

If you ever need to rehome them...🥹

[@Nonya_Concern]

Both of those books are honestly so good. Ive read both (I have them currently in audio book form but i want to get physical copies of each as well) Have you read Gene's newest book? I liked it personally. Gene Kranz actually came to my dads work once many years ago when i was little and gave a speech and answered questions from workers, etc and apparently was just an all around just the nicest guy in person. I was always a little jealous of my dad haha. I now happen to work at that same company my dad did. Would be so cool and a privilege to just have a conversation with him even if it were only for a couple mins of his time. Would love to pick his brain a little lol

[@starbasecarolina3876]

When lovell's son asks his mother "Was it the door?" Breaks my heart, every time!

[@Mr.Ekshin]

What gets me every time is, "If they could get a washing machine to fly... my Jimmy could land it." You're expecting his frail old mother to break when they tell her the news, and instead it's her that stays strong and has the most faith in Jim to pull through a tough situation. They were worrying about how to tell her the news, but It's her that ends up comforting them.

[@BedsitBob]

@@Mr.Ekshin The one that gets me is when they're about to re-enter the atmosphere, and Jim Lovell says "Gentlemen, it's been a privilege flying with you". He's saying that knowing they could all be dead in the next couple of minutes.

[@JangTheKim]

For a movie where u didn’t know half the stuff they were talking about, it was so intense. lol. Love Tom Hanks movies. Thumbs up all!

[@SweetBearCub]

The Captain at 47:49 that welcomes Tom Hanks/Lovell back on the ship was the real Jim Lovell. His wife, Marilyn, was also in the launch viewing stand sequence, near the Air Force guy. Also, she did really lose her wedding ring as shown in the movie, although the motel was able to help her retrieve it. About the only fake part of this movie was the conflict between the astronauts about the switch. It was added because, as test pilots, the astronauts were trained to be cool and methodical no matter what, and the director figured that audiences just would not buy that happening. As far as the Swigert/Mattingly crew swap, another member of the backup crew (Charlie Duke, who later flew on Apollo 16) had contracted the measles, and exposed both the prime and backup crews to it. If you've had it before or been vaccinated, you're good, but Mattingly had never had the measles, so risked an active case while in space. In adults, the measles can be very serious. Haise, who DID get sick on the mission, developed a urinary tract infection because of insufficient water intake. The crew had to ration the water in the LM down to no more than half a cup per day per person, far below minimum limits, because the LM had a very limited amount, and they had no way to make more. The fuel cells, which made water as a byproduct of burning hydrogen and oxygen to produce power, also produced normally way more water than they ever needed. With no oxygen for the fuel cells, not only did they have no more than the small re-entry supply in the command module, but the command module also had no power, aside from its re-entry batteries. The LM did have its own supply of oxygen and battery power, but that could not be routed to the fuel cells.

[@Fred-vy1hm]

Lovell said in his book that they heard Houston on re-entry but didn't want to transmit until they were sure the parachutes would work.

[@susanb4213]

wow, that's amazing...never heard that before. I guess they didn't want their family rejoicing only to be crushed with a tragedy if the parachutes didn't work. Geez...

[@catprog]

@@susanb4213 They wanted as much power for the parchute opening as possible.

[@ForgottenHonor0]

This along with The Martian and The Right Stuff makes up my personal top three NASA based movies! Such a classic, I still hold my breath waiting for the astronauts to answer the radio at the end!

[@shaharadegan9993]

Me too! Absolutely love The Right Stuff!

[@Smileybeeblevrox]

If you can find it, watch "The Cape". Drama TV show based on astronauts and Cape Canaveral. Not sure if easy to find though.

[@shaharadegan9993]

@ I used to watch that! Loved it.

[@dondumitru7093]

From The Earth To The Moon is an outstanding miniseries.

[@BedsitBob]

@@dondumitru7093 Agreed. I've got it on DVD, and have watched it, start to finish, several times.

[@tvdroid22]

The real thing here is how the entire world was drawn into this emergency. Literally, the whole world was watching. We weren't different countries. We were all human beings, praying for those three.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

Great re telling of a harrowing moment in our lives. Was a treat @Devin to see you enjoy it as much as you did

[@CDubya77]

Reference to your question at 15:20… the movie makes it sound like they only had one chance to dock. However, had they needed to attempt again they could have.

[@tipist420]

Apparently the corvettes that the astronauts were given as gifts were notorious for being unreliable and breaking down, which is why they had the scene where his stalled out while he was driving.

[@MGower4465]

No, they technically were not gifts, but "very favorable" leases from a Chevy dealer in Cocao Beach. The problem was the astronauts didn't drive them much at all, as they spent a lot of time in Houston. Sitting in the humid Florida environment for weeks and months at a time was brutal on the rubber seals and gaskets.

[@BedsitBob]

Jim Lovell's Corvette was actually silver, not red, as in this movie.

[@nebulousreactions]

As for the previous iterations of the Apollo program: no, they weren't all failed moon landing attempts. If memory serves, there was an over-arching goal from the beginning of the program to get to the moon, but each mission had a different objective that brought them closer to that big goal. Testing out the design of the vessel while staying in earth's orbit, and thus closer so they could possibly return if something went wrong, was a big part of some of the earlier missions if I recall. I don't know the outcome of all missions, but I do remember that Apollo 1 blew up during a launch rehearsal, so they never even left the ground. As amazing as space and our travels through it are, the fact we made it to the moon at all given the level of technology in the 60's is absolutely mind-boggling. It's a testament to the human drive to achieve our goals, even if those goals are kind of questionable in hindsight. Don't get me wrong; space travel is in no way a waste of time. We just went WAY earlier than we really ought to have, and the main reason we did it was politically motivated. The rush to the moon was basically a big prick-waving contest with Russia (obviously overly simplified, but that's the gist). Sure, we technically won, but a lot of people died in pursuit of what was (in my eyes) basically politics, and I'm never comfortable when we put politics and patriotism above the value of human life. It's unsavory territory for me. Fun reaction as always, Devin! :)

[@stephenkehl7158]

Apollo 1 didn’t blow up on the pad. A short circuit ignited the pure oxygen atmosphere they were using and their seats were made of highly combustible materials. The hatch (mentioned in the movie) was a complicated process to open, requiring a venting of air pressure, the valve to which was behind the wall of flames that had erupted. The astronauts died from inhaling toxic gases generated by the fire when their suits and oxygen tubes melted. Contrary to popular perception, they did not burn to death, though of course their bodies suffered post mortem burns. Apollo 8 flew a CM to the moon because the LM wasn’t ready to fly yet. Apollo 9 tested the LM in earth orbit. Apollo 10 was essentially a dress rehearsal for a”Apollo 11, doing just about everything but landing. Fun fact: NASA did not fully fuel the LM for Apollo 10, partly because it wasn’t needed, but partly to remove the temptation for the crew to “accidentally” land.

[@nebulousreactions]

@@stephenkehl7158 Oooh, thank you for the correction and the extra info! I especially like the part about under-fueling the vessel to remove that very human temptation to just blow off the established plans and land on the surface. It would be an understandable temptation!

[@jzero4813]

20:32 In space, oxygen is also fuel, both for thr rocket and the fuel cells for electricity.

[@alexpereira7851]

havent even started this yet and know this is gonna be so good! LIKED of course, but so looking forward to this reaction

[@shaharadegan9993]

Great reaction😊❤ One of my favorite films

[@chathamabs2011]

Brings tears every time I see this film. Thanks for sharing your reaction.😊

[@iKvetch558]

Fun fact "consolation prize"...since they did not go into orbit around the Moon on their free return trajectory, Apollo 13 traveled a bit further away from Earth than all of the other flights to the Moon. So to this day, Lovell, Haise, and Swigert hold the record for the farthest distance from Earth people have ever traveled. Also., a terrific quote I encountered recently has to do with Apollo 13..."NASA is absolutely not superstitious, but you can bet they will never launch anything numbered "13" ever again." Not sure if that is a real quote...but it does not seem that NASA has sent anything into space with the number 13 on it ever since, though commercial satellite companies have. I think one of the in atmosphere glide tests of the shuttle Enterprise...which never went into space...did have the number 13 on it, and I believe there were no issues with the test. And, in case you were wondering...the number one reason why people have not returned to the moon to live/work/build a base there is the dust. You can 100 percent look up the harmful effects of lunar dust...but it is a serious issue that NASA and others have been working to address for many years. The dust is invasive and corrosive and it sticks to everything...which is a major issue when it darkens the surfaces that you need to be reflective, and all of a sudden you are absorbing a ton of heat from the sun instead of reflecting it. And that is not even to mention all the health issues of breathing in the dust...so figuring out how to deal with it has been a huge impediment to returning to the moon.

[@JoanBelo-h5y]

Such a WONDERFUL reaction! Congratulations! 👍👍👏👏🎉🎉

[@hettbeans]

You're right about "right down the middle" - getting into orbit is about moving fast enough horizontally relative to the Earth that you keep missing it even though you're constantly falling toward it. You don't want to just fly straight up, you need to fly sideways. That's why the spacecraft starts tilting after it launches. This is called the "gravity curve".

[@actaeon299]

The yelling and arguing was just "Hollywood", to drum up the tension. These were all seasoned pilots that dealt with MANY emergencies. And had HOURS AND HOURS in the simulator.

[@MrTech226]

Devin One of my friends' fathers was a tech called an Astronaut's Technician. These techs' main job was to assist their assigned astronaut as helping astronaut putting on their spacesuit. Anyway, father told me about the incident/accident during testing Apollo 1 capsule. The testing was part of a shakedown of all parts of mission making sure everything is operation nominal. Three astronauts: Gus Grissom (original Mercury 7 member), Edward White, and Roger Chaffee were there for the testing on that fateful day, January 27th, 1967. (I just noticed something sad irony of this accident, 19 years later, Challenger exploded on January 28th, 1986), but anyway, experts and astronauts were doing a test called Plugs-Out Test. As they were seating, Grissom smelled strange odor circulating in his pressurized suit like sour buttermilk. During testing, communications astronauts and command center was hindered faulty issues. Remember astronauts and Apollo 1 was pressurized in pure O2. Then it happened, one of main assemblies called AC2 had a momentary increase in voltage causing a spark creating fire inside of the capsule. When this happened, Gus, Ed, and Roger were yelling get us out!! Techs struggled to open the main hatch, but it was too late. All three were dead from the fire. He didn't give gory details of their bodies. But father still hears their voices until his death few years ago. Recently, I was a KZbin channel called Space Death. Narrator was given the backstory of Apollo 1. Narrator stated in gory details of their deaths. Their bodies were melted into their suits during the fire. Now, since then, NASA uses two-gases system similar to air we breathe every day: Oxygen & Nitrogen.

[@imetzl9340]

The real Jim Lovell can be seen at the end of the movie shaking Tom Hanks' hand

[@donsample1002]

And Marilyn is in the stands in front of Kathleen Quinlan during the launch sequence.

[@KayoMichiels]

48:53 Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 sucesfully landed on the moon. 15, 16 and 17 even had a vehicle: the Lunar Rover to cover more ground. Apollo 1 was only named that after the fire, Apollo 2 & 3 never happened due to redesign of the capsule after the fire. Apollo 4 was an unmanned test of the Saturn V rocket, Apollo 5 was a unmanned test of the LM in Eath orbit, Apollo 6 was the 2nd test flight of the Saturn V. Apollo 7 was the first manned flight test of the Apollo spacecraft to test out the new capsule. Apollo 8 was the first trip to the moon, but with only the command and service module, Apollo 9 was a Earth orbit manned test flight of the Lunar Module, Apollo 10 was the practise landing for Apollo 11 (they did not land, but hovered above the surface of the moon, before returning home).

[@LeeMaitland]

Yeah launch is generally the most dangerous part of the mission, when the vehicle starts picking up speed the aerodynamic forces increase while it's still in the dense layers of the atmosphere, it reaches what is known as 'Max Q', the highest forces the rocket will experience during a time when they can do little to fix it, while also still loaded with fuel. I say 'generally' because Apollo 13 had a whole string of near misses.

[@krissy3mc2]

Here for this Classic!! 🖤 Yes bro, I hope you Loved this movie!! Be back for the edit!! Edit: idk if I would've survived but I'd damn will try! The training they went through, just to end as it did, I can't even imagine what they were thinking. Great reaction bro, absolute 🔥 see you in the next one!!

[@Cheryworld]

I was in 5th grade when this happened. The entire country was scared, we afraid we were going to see them die. It seemed to go on forever, although it was less than a week.

[@ravensdark99]

According to Commander Chris Hadfield this is the most realistic space movie ever made. It also shows the the most amazing quality in leadership...staying calm and projecting that calm to other people..but at the same time getting fired up and push your people until the problem is solved

[@Codametal]

That's a good question to ask, Devin, why isn't it bigger news the fact that they were going to the moon? It's kind of the same as astronauts going to the International Space Station. Because it's happening so often, it's no longer newsworthy until something goes wrong. The same thing happened with space shuttle launches, it was no longer big newsworthy until the Challenger exploded on take off or the Columbia disintegrating during reentry. I was in high school when the Challenger blew up, and had watched it live as it happened. I remember as a child when the shuttle Enterprise was first tested, being on the back of a modified 747 and released on its first test flight to land. I hope after watching this movie, you might delve into the wonderful things that are happening in space now, the mars rover, the JWST satellite, and all of the exploratory missions that are going on right now, and in the future. It is an exciting time to be at this frontier of space exploration and computer evolution. And if we are lucky, we may see the first person landing on Mars in our lifetime. I was too young at the first moon landing, but I hope to see the first Mars landing. I remember watching the very first rover landing on Mars (I actually watched all of the subsequent ones too), and it's exciting. THanks for reacting to this movie. I watched it in the theater when it first came out and I ain't gonna lie, made me teary eyed.

[@ardvan]

Today it's the same but also different. We no longer depend on TV-channels. Every launch can be watched by whoever wants to if it is streamed on the internet.

[@GrouchyOldBear7]

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.

[@corybrewster6606]

I jump on youtube a new DevinG vid i click and relax

[@rmackay007]

Great movie! They added a little Hollywood drama for the movie.. swagger was in no way not ready for the mission. And there were no arguments between the crew. Otherwise one of my favorite movies of all time and still a classic

[@55giantsfan22]

Im kinda jealous u get to experience all these great movies for the 1st time as an adult

[@zatoichi101]

Great review!

[@g2g591]

they had plenty of chances and time to dock. In fact on the very next mission ( after they did several fixes to the problems on 13 including adding a third oxygen tank away from the other two) they had docking problems where a small piece of debris kept the latches on the tip of the probe from engaging, they tried several times and ended up going forward into it and then hitting the switch to activate the other docking latches that are normally activated only after the ones on the probe are latched in the hope they'd be lined up enough and they were Overall this movie is fairly accurate, but they did feel the need to spice it up a bit: everyone actually kept their cool the whole time ( Jack didn't actually flip out ), and the manual burn didn't have them swinging around that much. 47:52 that admiral there is the real Jim Lovell For another great look at the space program check out the old HBO series From the Earth to the Moon

[@GamerKatz_1971]

Apollo 13 was just the mission number. The astronauts of Apollo 1 were the only ones lost during NASA's entire space program up until the Challenger explosion. They were not lifting off; it was a flight test on the systems of the command module that sparked the fire, which spread in the module's almost pure oxygen atmosphere.

[@coreymoore2719]

Leading to an extensive redesign of the command module, most importantly a hatch that opened outwards.

[@jw70467]

To answer Dev’s question, no the other Apollos were not failures. The Mercury and Apollo missions were a systematic progression to gain competencies and put it all together into the tremendous act of landing on the moon and bringing the astronauts home safely. When the science and the core mission is prioritized above all else, NASA is capable of so much. Right now, it is all happening at SpaceX.

[@catprog]

@@jw70467 Europa clipper too.

[@BedsitBob]

They were the only astronauts lost in an actual spacecraft, but several others were killed in aircraft crashes, while working for NASA.

[@marshallpeters7174]

@@coreymoore2719 And changing the atmosphere inside the module from a high oxygen content to a less flammable mixture.

[@gallendugall8913]

You should watch "From the Earth to the Moon" it's an excellent HBO miniseries that covers the entire Apollo program.

[@brandonchristopher2493]

Always enjoy watching movies with ya Dev. As well as date night. Y’all seem like good people.

[@marcconnery]

Watch Tom Hanks' series "From Earth to the Moon" about the Apollo program, you are going to love it. My favorite episode was about the construction of the LM.

[@jimsteele4017]

I think the episode on Apollo 12, "That's All There Is" is one of the finest episodes of television ever broadcast.

[@fallingstar9643]

Agreed. I see lots of reactors doing 'Apollo 13', but none of them do the equally fantastic 'From the Earth to the Moon'.

[@BedsitBob]

It wasn't just about the Apollo program. The first episode covered Mercury and Gemini.

[@jermainehaslam5634]

One of Tom Hanks best film and another killer review Devin.

[@SweetLou0523]

Having listened to multiple documentaries/podcasts about the Apollo program, Ed Harris' portrayal of Gene Krantz is 100% spot on. He was an absolutely phenomenal leader who commanded the room without shouting or force, his people had the utmost respect for him.

[@ajgrant1975]

It took 11 Apollo missions, they were all planned test for various systems until Apollo 11, the first Apollo mission that planned to land on the moon. Apollo 8 went to the Moon, swung around it and came back, didn't land (didn't even bring a landing craft, it wasn't finished yet) Only Apollo 1 would be considered a tragic accident or failure. All three astronauts died in the spacecraft on the launching pad during a routine test, as Tom Hank's character explains to his young son with regard to the door that did not open.

[@tvdroid22]

Keep in mind they did all this in analogue mode. They did this with less computing power than our smartphones have now. Tons more real-time brain power and the finest in mechanical instrumentation and optics. They show a slide rule in use in one scene. And they did fix the issues with the Apollo 1 fire.

[@hettbeans]

This movie came out when I was a little kid and every time I've watched it since then all I can ever think about is the absolutely unwavering balls of mighty fucking steel every single person involved in this entire situation had. They got home.

[@conniegaylord5206]

I remember being glued to the TV. Neil Armstrong trip was successful!. Every trip of the Apollo program was successful except 13. We had three astronauts killed during a flight test on a pad. They were burned to death. What really killed the space program were the two space shuttle disasters.😢

[@robertparker6280]

So apart from Apollo 1, which blew up on the launch pad. Each mission (from my memory) was test how to get to space, testing the Earths gravitational pull, how to get to the moon, test that gravitational pull. But Apollo 11 was the first mission to have humans land and walk on the moon. Of course after that we had Apollo 12, another successful mission. Now on Apollo 13, well as you see what happens. After that Apollo 14-17 were successful too. Also I HATE how they give shit to the doctor in this movie. The dude was only doing his job. He was making sure, everyone was going to be healthy.

[@kenlawton1531]

Real Jim Lovell in the final scene

[@AceCorban]

As an engineer, my favorite scene was "we gotta find a way to fit this into a hole the size of this, using only that. Let's get some coffee going..."

[@MRxMADHATTER]

The last scene where Tom Hanks shakes hands with a Navy officer, The guy playing the officer is the real Jim Lovell. I met Gene Kranz at a fly day at Lone Star Flight Museaum. He was wipeing the oil off the bottom of the engine cowlings of a B-17. I met Deke Slayton at an air race in Conroe, TX. And I met Christopher Craft at a PAMA meeting in Houston, TX. He was showing us Space Shuttle tiles. After the Apollo 1 fire, they almost completely redesigned the Apollo spacecraft. In the process they uped the voltages of some system and a few components like the coil in the Oxygen tank were not rated for the new voltages. This caused the insulation of the wires to overheat and damaged them which caused the explosion.

[@leisastalnaker3790]

They kept astronauts quarantined , even from their families for fear of them getting sick.

[@carlanderson7618]

Thanks for this reaction. I recommend a good movie The Right Stuff (1983) which is about the start of the space program and From the Earth to the Moon, a1998 miniseries about the Apollo program that also stared Tom Hanks.

[@singbluesilver1973]

The whole crew has to quarantine for a couple of weeks before launch to prevent things like flu going round. That’s why Jim couldn’t hug Marilyn just prior to launch.

[@marieoleary8438]

It wasn’t in the news? Holy Sh$&&! At the time there was nothing else but this on the news!!! The whole world was united in prayer for these guys, even our enemies.

[@falcon215]

I remember my fourth grade teach leading our class in a prayer for the three astronauts. Every space mission was a huge deal then.

[@rosemarywatson1231]

Such a great movie!

[@TheYautjafalconer]

12:46 One minute after liftoff the Saturn V was already supersonic, 20 tons of fuel a second, 7.5 million pounds of thrust. Five engines in the first stage blasted the Saturn V to seven times the speed of sound, 40 miles high and is still accelerating. Also the Saturn V still holds the record lifting 130 Metric Tons into Orbit

[@AustinCameron]

When every single astronaut on the Challenger explosion just happened to have a twin.

[@mael6834]

Devin, watch the most recent Starship launch. It'll blow your mind. History being made.

[@-C.S.R]

*Apollo 13* is a masterpiece of a movie!

[@alanmacification]

Every trip into space is the equivalent workload of a university degree. Jim Lovell was already a Navy combat veteran, a test pilot, and a mechanical engineer. Add to that four trips to space.

[@starbasecarolina3876]

The race to the moon, from the first mercury rocket to the end of the apollo program is amazing rabbit hole to go down! Arguably the greatest accomplishment of all time!

[@tvdroid22]

At the end if the film, you see Tom Hanks shaking hands with a Navy officer. That's the real Jim Lovell.

[@cup_cuppy_cuppers5817]

The Right Stuff (1983) should be your next watch. This movie starts at the beginning of the space program, from breaking the sound barrier to the Mercury 7 astronauts. It's a good movie.

[@fredcustodio5078]

Apollo have different test missions before they attempt moon landing in apollo 11, in apollo 8, Jim lovell (tom hanks character) already orbit around the moon, they talked about it after the watch party of apollo 11

[@BedsitBob]

Those two missions (8 and 13) make Jim Lovell the only astronaut to have travelled to the moon twice, without landing. Two others have travelled there twice, being John Young and Gene Cernan, but they did land on the second trip.

[@scgreek1114]

The news footage consists of actual broadcasts during the event. Up until the 80's there were 3 networks, ABC, NBC and CBS. The news was considered more of a public service, and was not driven by profit. No matter which network or personality you preferred, everyone got pretty much the same information, broadcast in real time without opinions or filters. We all got the raw data and we dealt with the facts. Pretty awesome.

[@ScarlettM]

10:47 - they are in quarantine before the mission. So that a loving wife or a kid won't give an astronaut flu or cold.

[@katwithattitude5062]

My favorite part of the movie? The part after it starts and the time it ended.

[@mjelves]

Apollo 8 was the first to reach moon orbit, 10 took the lander down to within a few miles of the surface before returning. All the Apollo missions were increment tests for the "big one", which was apollo 11 and the first moon landing.

[@brianmulligan3014]

33:21 this argument never happened. None of these guys would’ve needed to be told that arguing isn’t productive. They are already motivated and focused problem solver who understand that the only way through this was together.

[@waterbeauty85]

Tom Hanks' speech about not bouncing of the walls and ending right back with the same problems is almost verbatim what the real Jim Lovell said to explain why the astronauts actually never had a breakdown like the one depicted in the movie despite the enormous stress they were under. Somebody (can't remember if it was Lovell or another astronaut) said that the two things you never talked about were being scared and how bad in smelled in the spacecraft.

[@rhiahlMT]

Apollo 11 landed on the moon first. All the missions before that were done to make sure the mission could be done. Docking, getting there and back. Another good movie about the space missions was "The Right Stuff". It covers the first manned space flights with the Mercury program.

[@kevinjones6829]

Tissues are a necessity for me when watching this one.

[@SC457A]

Seen this movie many times, and still have anxiety watching it knowing the outcome.

[@technofilejr3401]

3:10, no each Apollo mission was meant to do something different leading up to the actual moon landing. Apollo 11 was actually meant to land on the moon. Even without being able to land on the Moon, Jim Lovell already secured his place in the history books. He flew space missions on Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8 and Apollo 13. Over 7 months prior to Apollo 11, Jim Lovell, Frank Borman and Bill Anders went on the Apollo 8 mission. They were the first human beings to orbit the moon. They took off for the moon a four days before Christmas 1968. During their mission they famously read form the Book of Genesis on Christmas Eve and delivered a message of peace to everyone back on Earth. Given the civic violence, political assassinations (i.e. MLK and RFK) that happened that year, many people felt that their mission ended the year on a good positive note. Also during their mission, they were the first human beings to see the Earth rise above the moon. There is a famous photo taken from lunar orbit by astronaut Bill Anders called "Earthrise". Time Magazine named the crew of Apollo 8 "Men of the Year"

[@tvdroid22]

Theres an aircraft called the Vomit Comet where they simulated weightlessness. They used it for this movie.

[@safespaceforstupidtakes933]

lol you talking bout "showtime at the apollo" it would come on late as hell after jay leno lol

[@astralnomad]

Ed Harris and Bill Paxton were both in The Right Stuff as well.

[@tvdroid22]

Ironically, had Ken not stayed behind, they might not have made it back. He was instrumental in the simulator to get them back.

[@BedsitBob]

When Neil Armstrong made his famous "One small step" onto the moon, Jim Lovell wasn't at home with his family, but rather he was in Mission Control. Also, the cancelled Acapulco trip was for his Apollo 8 mission, in December 1968, not the Apollo 13 mission.

[@MattCantSpeakIt]

12:35 As far as failure chances, I would say the most dangerous parts of a space flight like Apollo 13 is the first few seconds, once the engines are going it's usually fine, but starting them up is a critical event. However, rockets like the Saturn V have whats called a Launch Escape System. That "spike" at the top of the crew compartment is a little solid rocket engine with 4 nozzles at the top pointing down diagonally. In the event where the rocket would encounter an issue, including a RUD (rapid unscheduled disassembly... a big boom.), the crew compartment instantly detaches and that little spike goes, ejecting the pod away from the rocket, so the chances of human death on ascent is pretty low. With that said, the most dangerous part of a spaceflight for a human is reentry. You can't just abort your reentry, once you deorbit, you're commited to coming back down, hopefully in a single piece. The heat and friction that the belly of the pod experiences during the descent is incredible. They have a big heat shield underneath, but if something was to happen, or if the manufacturing of the shield had a weakness that somehow wasn't detected during assembly, and the plasma can get under the shield, that would be game over. A sad example of this happening is with the Columbia space shuttle. Icing happens on the rockets because they use cryo propellants, and a block of ice detached from the big orange tank during ascent, and smashed into the wing of the shuttle, damaging one of the heat shield tiles... When the shuttle came back, heat got into the wing and melted it away, they lost control, and the whole thing broke apart and burnt in their descent, sadly killing 7 astronauts :'(

[@MattCantSpeakIt]

14:00 The first stage had 5 enormous engines (called the F-1 engine). The second stage had 5 smaller engines (the J-2 engines). The third stage had a single J-2 engine, and then the Service Module (SM) had the SPS engine. The LEM was a two stage vehicle itself, it had a single engine, the DPS (descent propulsion system), and stayed on the moon, while the top, roundish portion detatched and had a single engine too, the APS (Ascent Propulsion System). The idea is that for takeoff, the astronauts are in the SM at the top, as the movie shows, once they are in space and done with the third stage, the SM turns around and pick up the LEM from inside the thirs stage's cargo bay. The SM goes in orbit of the moon, then two of the three astronauts go from the SM to the LEM through the hatch, while the third guy wouls stay in the SM. The LEM landed on the moon. The two guys played a game of golf, drove a cool car and took selfies (like literally), and then then went back in the LM, and ascended back in orbit, rendez-vous with the SM, dock, have a crew reunion party, and then then detached again with the 3 guys in the SM, leaving the LM behind (they deorbited it so it would crash back on the mon), and then they cam back down towards earth in the SM. They dropped the bottom part of the SM, and landed back on earth in just the little pod at the top of the SM. So for your questions, it had a total of 14 engines for thrust, plus the launch escape tower and the various RCS (reaction control system, which are little engines that help steer the vehicle around but are not used for actual thrust) You can see all of it in the movie, except the moon part as they had to abort the moon landing

[@Bob1014ify]

I could be wrong, but I believe the docking maneuver was a one time chance.

[@BedsitBob]

No it wasn't. They could try it several times if needed, and Lovell or Haise could've docked it, if Swigert couldn't, but nobody doubted Jack's ability.

[@tvdroid22]

They could try more than once to dock, but theres a limited amount of fuel so they can't do it much. What Swigert messed up in sim was the re-entry to Earth atmosphere. The space junk eventually returns to Earth atmo and burns up.

[@granadosvm]

There were 17 Apollo missions. between 11 and 17, only 13 didn't make it to the moon. Fun fact: if you search for the actual footage or Apollo XIII getting back to Earth in the middle of the ocean, instead of open blue skies of the movie, you see lots of clouds due to the typhoon conditions.

[@bernardsalvatore1929]

DEV, no my brother there were actually only TWO major failures in the whole program going to the Moon!! And Apollo was just the last of THREE separate programs and stages of rocket design leading up to going to the Moon called project Mercury, project Gemini, and finally project Apollo!! There's a Great movie called The Right Stuff, which shows how NASA and the space program began and the selection of the original seven astronauts for the Mercury program!! I believe each one of the Mercury astronauts went into space individually!! The next stage was called Gemini and like the name suggests it was a two-man spacecraft that was launched into Earth orbit!! Basically, project Gemini was going to take us through new things that were never done before like rendezvous and docking of two spacecraft while orbiting the Earth!! This was essential in order for the project to go further to the next step which was Apollo, and building the craft that would actually launch the first human beings out of Earth orbit towards another celestial object!!! The tragedy that this movie opened with was Apollo 1 where the three astronauts, two of whom were of the seven originals, burnt to death on the launch pad!! Safety changes were made additions were also added to the spacecraft capsule so that the doors could easily be removed in an emergency situation!! They went from 1 to 7 for some reason, I don't remember if there was any Apollo mission between 1 and 7 but at 7 they started one mission at a time getting to actual lunar orbit, and then eventually landing a man on the moon and returning him safely back to Earth!! The mission that Tom Hanks is character speaks about to his wife which was Apollo 8 was at that time the first craft to get within 60 nautical miles of the lunar surface!! Those were great days in American technology science and world leadership!!!

[@Just_Jack117]

yo Devin W reation u gotta see "Barbarian" from 2022 great watch had me on the edge of my seat the whole time

[@catprog]

If you are looking for a diffrent take on Apollo 11, 'The Dish' is a movie about the Australian radio telescope and crew that got the signals from the moon. (It is quite Australian though)

[@technofilejr3401]

The Apollo missions had two crews of 3 that all went through the same training at the same time. So Swigert was already up to speed. The director just made it seem like there was doubt on his abilities for dramatic purposes.

[@tvdroid22]

The whole thing wth power up is the surge with each system. As you add systems, more power is being used and less is available, so you power up the higher drain systems first, smaller drains later as you have less available. Just like in a portable generator it'll show 10,000 watts surge, 9000 watts continuous. Their problem was even harder as they had no extra power for surge. If they exceeded the limit, it would all crash.

[@gibsongirl2100]

I think that it's just human nature; once we felt we'd "been there; done that", it became sort of routine to us laypeople, even though it was anything but that. I guess that we must have taken for granted that it was routine. But, the moment that the world found out that these guys were in trouble, there was deep and genuine concern - around the world - and I'm sure that it was sincere. By the way, I really enjoyed watching with you!

[@StoryConsultant]

Here's a bit of interesting trivia. The mother of actor/comedian Jack Black was an engineer on the team at NASA that figured out how to get the Apollo 13 team back to earth with an Abort Guidance System. She worked an all-night shift while they were working on the solution and then went to the hospital and delivered Jack.

[@BedsitBob]

Nobody was really concerned about Jack Swigert docking with the lunar module. He was very competent, and if he couldn't manage it, there were two other astronauts who could've docked it.

[@superCTB]

So many questions. People are answering most of them here in the comments. The early space programs are very exciting, and there are a lot of good articles on Wikipedia. I have watched some great videos from The Vintage Space here on youtube, and there is plenty more from other chanels. Don't forget the Soviet space programs. They did a lot of good work too.

[@Guitcad1]

So, the Apollo Program was made up of a bunch of launches that were buildups to the first moon landing. Apollo 1 was going to be the mission flown by the three astronauts who were killed in the fire at the beginning of the movie. Because of that accident, Apollo 1, 2, and 3 never took place, but the name of Apollo 1 was kept for the test where the accident happened, and so the three astronauts could be honored as the crew of Apollo 1. The first apollo mission that actually took off was Apollo 4. Apollo 4, 5, and 6 were all unmanned tests of the huge Saturn 5 rocket which had never been launched before. The Saturn 5 rocket is over 360 feet tall and weighs nearly 5 million pounds and nothing that big had ever flown before. Apollo 7 was a test of the command module (the cone-shaped capsule). Apollo 8 did more tests and actually flew to the moon, looped around it and came back. That's the one Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) was on where he named "Mount Marilyn". Apollo 9 tested the lunar lander while in Earth orbit. Finally, Apollo 10 was the "dress rehearsal" mission where they did everything except actually land on the moon. Anyway, all of those previous missions are why it was only with Apollo 11 that astronauts first landed on the moon. The three astronauts who died in the fire were the only US astronauts to die in the course of their work until the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986.

[@givensdg]

The oxygen was used for breathing but was also necessary to create power.