APOLLO 13 - Full Post Flight Press Conference (1970/04/21) Lovell, Swigert, Haise

[@Deathon2legs2002]

The fire in Apollo 1 that took the lives of Grissom, Chaffee and White led to a number of modifications in the wiring of Apollo capsules afterwards. One of the upgrades was protected connector insulation to prevent sparks. It also had the byproduct of making every connection waterproof. Every instrument on the Apollo 13 was available at restart because of that one modification. You could say, the deaths of Grissom, White, and Chaffee was repaid by the rescue of Apollo 13.

[@LabyrinthiaX]

Gods plan.

[@wildboar7473]

Could say that but untrue.

[@josephmelton4721]

@@wildboar7473you’re bright

[@wildboar7473]

@@josephmelton4721 SO true! (+ good looking!) Wow imagine preventing sparks in a Spaceship week long quarter million miles travel mission, waterproof.... think Space and Moon didnt have that stuff yet. Who rescued unlucky 13 ?

[@actionjackson8439]

That was a burnt sacrifice

[@darren8453]

First thing he does is pay tribute to the emotional toil on their families. Class act.

[@hawkeye454]

Jim Lovell has an amazingly eloquent way of speaking about the disaster.

[@Quanvietdung1]

Jim Lovell is the friendliest and funniest astronaut

[@TimothyOBrien1958]

He used to reply to emails all the time. That's stopped.

[@tigertiger1699]

He is a truely fantastic leader…

[@tomandsamuel]

Very eloquent and intelligent guy. Shame the film didn’t give Swigert credit. He was mega intelligent and highly competent in his role and an absolute expert in the CM

[@nickraschke4737]

Pure class. They all were.

[@jaguar3248]

It should never be forgotten how close we came to losing this crew, and the heroic effort that went into saving them by people you wont see on camera.

[@jasonmurawski5877]

The backroom crew never received nearly as much credit as they deserved. Capcom was the main voice the public heard, but it was EEC in the backroom at mission control who called most of the shots

[@rabbit251]

Butt we did have the movie which did a great job in showing everything. Lovell had only one problem with it in which he got angry at the other astronaut for stirring the tanks. He insisted that that never happened and they were all professional the whole time. Watching this press conference it's easy to see their professionalism. Lovell recognized how lucky they were and gives huge credit to the ground crew. Really incredible story. @@jasonmurawski5877

[@tobanhoffmann8347]

the legs on the LM were non adjustable, so that's an unnecessary risk level

[@jaguar3248]

@tobanhoffmann8347 No such thing as unnecessary risk back then. Everything they did carried some degree of risk. There certainly was not an office full of people back then, pointing out that what they were doing was risky.

[@tobanhoffmann8347]

the legs on the LM were not adjustable, you're telling me that somehow slipped past aerospace scrutiny @@jaguar3248

[@meveevem1001]

Jim Lovell would have made an outstanding President of the United States. What an eloquent, elegant, brilliant, wholesome, brave, natural leader. And in love with his high school sweetheart Marilyn all of their lives.

[@Galactis1]

If there was ever a pilot that deserved to land on the moon, Jim Lovell. The guy is amazing.

[@SweetBearCub]

Lovell will be 97 on March 25, 2026. I hope not only that he is still around, but that he will be well enough to attend the Artemis 3 launch, scheduled to be the first US manned moon landing after Apollo. Also, we really should name something on the moon after him! As much as I also wish that he could be part of the crew of Artemis 3 that lands on the moon, he himself would probably decline.

[@wccroft50]

I personally have met the man and had 20 minutes alone with him. I agree. We NEVER discussed Apollo 13, but talked about Gemini. He was thrilled. Great Man!!!!

[@chrishyde1216]

Nice to know that Jim Lovell is still with us, at 95, and Fred Haise at 89. Sadly, Jack Swigert died in 1982.

[@thomasvlaskampiii6850]

And also, Ken Mattingly passed away on October 31, 2023

[@ianmurray8081]

Having seen this vid at this late stage, it's amazing to me that Tom Hanks was cast as Jim Lovell in the movie and not Kevin Costner who is an absolute 'ringer' !!

[@lowifrles9813]

I’ve been saying this for years. Costner over 😮 Hanks.

[@DMNSAV]

Agreed!

[@EEB-pp9rp]

Chose Tom Hanks because he’s actually a good actor!

[@Blitterbug]

@@lowifrles9813 Aw, c'mon - they're both great

[@Quinn37]

There is a striking resemblance.

[@mtm4a]

It's hard to believe that this press conference took place only 4 days after the crew returned to Earth, following their near brush with catastrophe. What brave men.

[@GisherJohn24]

It’s hard to believe people still believe these liars went anywhere. They all look miserable. Feels like a murder trial. My grandfather told me in 1977 we didn’t go anywhere. I made fun of him. Now I know he’s right. Little research will open your mind and soul

[@EXPextreme]

It’s called shame.

[@sinclairjg]

Poor Fred Haise! I'm sure he was still feeling crappy.

[@rogermouton2273]

@@GisherJohn24 FO

[@rogermouton2273]

Steely-eyed missile men.

[@f-14navalaviator58]

I was in 9th grade when this crisis happened - everyone was riveted. When the crew made their re-entry, all the TVs in our school were broadcasting and school just stopped as we all watched and prayed for their safe return. Unbelievable emotion.

[@Mtlmshr]

To say these guys were smart would be a understatement! Not only were they smart but absolutely well trained along with the knowledge of all the systems and how they worked together is utterly amazing! The team work and problem solving from the moment that the explosion occurred is truly a sign of there skills and training! To this day it should mandatory that all astronauts study how these three men worked to solve one common goal, that is simply to get home to Mother Earth. That’s only one half of this complex situation the other is the women and men on the ground that were just as good and remained calm!

[@henningerflats]

To say these guys were smart would be a understatement! Not only were they smart but absolutely well trained along with the knowledge of all the systems and how they worked together is utterly amazing! The team work and problem solving from the moment that the explosion occurred is truly a sign of there skills and training! To this day it should mandatory that all astronauts study how these three men worked to solve one common goal, that is simply to get home to Mother Earth. That’s only one half of this complex situation the other is the women and men on the ground that were just as good and remained calm!

[@alader0786]

​@@henningerflats really?

[@henningerflats]

Really?

[@RisingTidesAC]

Anybody that got into a command module sitting on top of a Saturn V had balls of steel. This is bravery at its best!

[@Johnny2Feathers]

@@alader0786 🤣

[@tbadam]

Jim Lovell is simply awesome. A humble genius you could/can have a beer with and he will not make you feel dumb. The entire crew was awesome.

[@poormanselectronicsbench2021]

He had a upscale restaurant in Lake Forest Illinois, it is now closed because family did not want to keep it going. I got to eat there once, and although he was not there I was honored just to be at a business he established. There was a beautiful mural behind the bar and cigar area , named "Steeds of Apollo", if you google it you may get a good viewing of it, it is now at the lobby of the James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago..Flicker has a mini-bio on the ownership, Jim Lovell made Tom Hanks aware that the mural was up for auction in Santa Monica, and Tom's wife Rita Wilson, managed to win the auction. Once Tom & Rita found out that Jim was opening a restaurant, they gifted and shipped it to him to use at the restaurant, what a marvelous gift between friends.

[@Ruda-n4h]

He had a very good way of speaking.

[@SuperPussyFinger]

A good Cleveland boy, with balls of steel.

[@goodoz9942]

The number of problems these guys solved, with so little to work with, from the incident to splashdown is mind blowing. Composure at its finest.

[@justy256]

This is such a wonderful, detailed document of this moment in history. Thanks so much for posting.

[@WHATISTRUTHTV]

Greatest " achievement" for mankind.... And yet, over 200k tapes were lost and or destroyed....

[@justy256]

@@WHATISTRUTHTV *yawn*

[@WHATISTRUTHTV]

@@justy256 lol head In the sand

[@singed8853]

@@WHATISTRUTHTV conspiracy theorists are the ones who have their heads in the sand. They come up with some speculation and then cherry pick information or even make things up to reach an unreasonable conclusion. That is to say that the sand that your head is tucked into is your own.

[@Blitterbug]

@@WHATISTRUTHTV Jesus, not again

[@rosselliot8971]

How good is Jim Lovell here. He's leading the crew as if he's a movie director. What a man.

[@mattwhite5051]

Feels very scripted

[@gregorykayne6054]

A lifetime personal hero to me.

[@canyonblue737-8]

@@mattwhite5051 but it very much isn't. he is speaking with no notes and 100% off the cuff just 4 day after landing.

[@meveevem1001]

I wish our current culture would be as refined

[@user-ev4rp3qb6x]

Our culture has regrettably fallen through the floor ……………

[@mindhackz]

Our country prefers to continue to take away our rights. Probably same idiots who read your comment and nod will vote for project 2025

[@stevekaluf2708]

What a incredible piece of history this press conference is. I have recollections of it from the coverage when it happened. So great to watch it again.

[@bijibadness]

I'm glad you're still with us and still willing to participate in this modern cultural show. we need you and people _like you_ to help us see the American perspective better! best to all out there!

[@TractorsNStuff]

Jim Lovell and his crew were so humble, intelligent, and well spoken.

[@tedebayer1]

It seems amazing now, how resilient and strong people were. Look how a crisis were handled in those days... shrug off the emotions and collectively work the problem, chuckle about it later. Had this occurred today, the counsellors would be out in full force to deal with everyones' PTSD, a year or more later the teary eyed interviews couldn't be finished without the crew breaking down and on meds for life. I miss those days.

[@ziggybadans]

As a young person I truly wish that sort of common sense and tough skin would be brought back today, it's so refreshing to hear rational, logical thought processes without injecting emotion needlessly - just working the problem to get back home. Same with how the news crews handled the coverage: no dramatisation, no extreme rumoring, just facts. Even though I wasn't alive to see it myself, I miss the days when people spoke eloquently and professionally. That being said, it would be wrong to assume that doesn't exist today, it's just a lot harder to find in people, but definitely a characteristic that helps one succeed and go far in the modern world.

[@moryan6447]

There is nothing to indicate professional pilots and astronauts today would behave any different than these men. Gene Kranz was very emotional after the Apollo 13 made it safely back. And he remained so for years. Your remark is speculation. Nothing more

[@FutureSystem738]

This was a fabulous result from a catastrophic disaster. I was a school kid at the time and still remember very well as we counted down with trepidation to the final reentry time. I’d never seen this video before, absolutely terrific after all these years.

[@chloerodgers692]

Lovell deferred to his crew for various questions and descriptions…..he was gracious and respectful….they got home because of everyone working together. Lovell recognizing this demonstrates true leadership.

[@bobsandler4563]

When you see the intellect and the complete professionalism displayed, it makes it even more frustrating when you still hear people claim the moon landing was faked. If you ever have doubts about the ability for people to do the seemingly impossible, just watch this.

[@thewildcellist]

Agreed. And as for the "it was fake" crowd, there are SO many ways to prove the veracity of Apollo, and there's one right in this video: the technical jargon! Apollo had its own jargon - terms, acronyms, nicknames for things - it was a _LOT._ Imagine if it were actually all fake and people just had to memorize all those terms! Ha ha! It'd be very difficult task, if they didn't relate to anything real! (But of course they did.)

[@willoughbykrenzteinburg]

To be fair, Apollo 13 never claimed to have landed on the moon...

[@thewildcellist]

@@willoughbykrenzteinburg true, but 13 would not have been possible without 11 & 12 before it, both of which did land on the Moon, so the point is moot.

[@Bill-yo6kw]

He's just reading from a script Maybe you better vote for biden again eh

[@thewildcellist]

@@Bill-yo6kw just curious, who's the "he" you're referring to who's "reading from a script?"

[@jeffwhite4227]

This was amazing to watch. It's remarkable that they'd only been back 4 days before giving this press conference.

[@danielsullivan5130]

Dan, thanks for making this video available on your channel. It provided a great view of what went on during Apollo 13. I had never seen this before. In April of 1970 I had just started flying the T-38 in pilot training and we were all impressed with the systems knowledge of the many systems on the spacecraft.

[@robroyig-robroyphotography9225]

Everytime I come across a project that I feel is "impossible", I always come back to Apollo 13. This story, this journey, this epic recovery goes without saying, that it is the most successful failure, not just NASA's. I can watch this over and over, along with the movie too. I remember the news during that time. Just one word....WOW!

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

The impossible is only something that has never been tried!

[@1234KeithB]

Man I wish I was this gullible sometimes. I feel like life would be way easier

[@robroyig-robroyphotography9225]

@@1234KeithB Be gone troll, go live with your flat earth society

[@rozzgrey801]

@@1234KeithB Don't put yourself down, you have made yourself very gullible, you swallow conspiracy theories wholesale, so all you have to do is now graduate onto Flat Earth belief and you're done.

[@Ed-eq8ui]

​@1234KeithB, Your life will never be easy because conspiracy nuts like you are in a permanent wrestling match with the world.

[@slapeters2004]

There’s a reason why NASA only accepts the absolute best, smartest, and level-headed individuals for the space program. Whether it’s an astronaut who gets to go into space or if it’s someone working on the ground in mission control. That is the only reason these guys lived to tell the tale of what happened. The staggering amount of brain power it took to rescue these amazing men is absolutely stunning.

[@kenbrownfield6584]

These guys are to be admired for their professionalism

[@NomadUniverse]

Why am I only finding this now?! This is awesome.

[@brandaoz]

Seeing Lovell with "just" 42 years old..i remember him always as a "old" guy...God bless mr Lovell,mr Swigert and mr Haise!!!

[@cannong1728]

I was eight years old when this happened and remember it fairly well. Same here, remember Lovell as being old as well as the rest of the crew. Although anything over forty to an eight year old is old!

[@dionst.michael1482]

@@cannong1728Lol! I remember I was 20 years old and my 40 year old father seemed ancient to me. It still boggles my mind now that I am 54, 14 years older than he was and my Dad now being 74. Crazy!

[@cannong1728]

@@dionst.michael1482 Yep, time perception both physical and mental is so weird!

[@dionst.michael1482]

@@cannong1728 It sure is friend. Lol! Take care.

[@cannong1728]

@@dionst.michael1482 😉

[@edwardliquorish8540]

I am glad this video will be available forever.

[@RTTr-z6f]

I hope so

[@gladtidings6020]

I have a friend who’s now we’ll into his 80’s who helped design the oxygen system for that mission. He was so proud that the system held up to help them survive. Want to know what real men look and sound like? This video show them. What a great time in our country that was.

[@reaghank8602]

Even after all that, they can still bust Jack Swigert's chops for being a swinging bachelor 😂

[@robynsjp]

What the Apollo crews achieved - I was 8 in 1969 - was like there's no limit to what humans can achieve. It was mindblowing. The same with the first heart transplant. It felt there was no limit to what we would achieve. Thanks to what they did and how they inspire us to this very day - more than anyone else.

[@gives_bad_advice]

Yes, organ transplantation is right up there with landing on the moon.

[@brianc.ditrich8401]

On 4/21/70 I was 11 years old. I am now 64 years old. I thought they were heroes then, And many years later, I still think they are.

[@mikehindson-evans159]

Thanks for the creation of a classic historical document. The care taken to re-invent the missing sections of the documentary are appreciated.

[@charlestomasino9161]

I remember watch this in high school i believe i was very interested in the space program and i think this was an amazing feat and how these men kept their composure thru this situation it was amazing to say the least.

[@wayneschenk5512]

Selection process for crew on Apollo was pretty spot on.

[@DirkShotojima]

Even Al Shepard?

[@jameshoran8]

​​@@DirkShotojima Al was a blowhard and a friend of Deke Slayton who chose who was to fly. But Apollo 14 was a well run mission and Al even got to hit his golf balls.🎉

[@MrJokerlad19]

Being a mason helped.

[@DirkShotojima]

@James Horan I feel like Gordon Cooper got royally screwed over for Alan Shepard. He'd Commanded successful Mercury and Gemini flights(difficult and groundbreaking missions at the time) and completed all Apollo 10 training as backup crew Commander. Was slated for Apollo 13 in command(switched to 14) and unfairly lost that slot only because Deke Slayton and Alan Shepard were better friends. Seems like Cooper deserved it more than Shepard. He should've gotten the chance to have flown all three spacecraft types of the time. He was there, did all the training, was assigned. Only to be bumped because someone else was better friends with the crew assignment guy. Suppose he should've sucked up to Slayton more over the years I guess?

[@DoctorShocktor]

Compared to what? You’re not making a point.

[@jgrokoest2419]

Can’t believe I socialized with them after the event and no one ever brought it up in conversation. Life just carried on.

[@bwadley75655]

That was just fantastic, beyond words. thank you for uploading this.

[@petermcgill1315]

Amazing these films have survived the years. Wonderful to see them again.

[@kkampy4052]

Ron Howard did an excellent job of bringing this to the big screen.

[@williamcorcoran8842]

Jim Lovell is the consummate commander. Jim is the closest thing you’ll find to James Tiberius Kirk for sure.

[@58degreewedge61]

These guys are super specimens of pure human capability.

[@familiapetryles1461]

Thanks so much for this gem 💎. Smartness at its greatest!

[@AndrewHillis_2024]

THESE GUYS (THE CREW OF APOLLO-13 & FLIGHT DIRECTOR GENE KRANZ & HIS TEAM IN MISSION CONTROL & NOT FORGETTING ASTRONAUT KEN MATTINGLY WHO UNDERTOOK MANY HOURS OF TESTING VARIOUS PROCEDURES IN THE COMMAND MODULE SIMULATOR ON THE GROUND) DEFINITELY HAD "THE RIGHT STUFF!!!".👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Irony is they are remember more for Apollo 13 than almost all the other missions. Can easily see why NASA picked Lovell - guy is so well spoken.

[@flyinbryanfpv]

Wow... really enjoyed this... I've been curious about the press conference footage for a long time. Excellent to see it and impressed on the level of detail included.

[@felawes]

What a remarkable video. Quite extraordinary.

[@meveevem1001]

Jim Lovell is so eloquent and a natural leader ~ a true HERO

[@geoffreybarnett4444]

There wouldn't have been an interview without Lovell.

[@tanler7953]

These guys are just the epitome of being calm and level-headed in a crisis. They also seem to have a low-key sense of humor. There are many people nowadays who would argue that continuing a space program is a waste of money. I disagree. The space program as a whole represents a group of people working towards a common goal which is not a war or political movement. I believe space exploration uplifts humankind in many ways. Some of these benefits may be immediately apparent, but others will be revealed with the passage of time.

[@LG-qz8om]

Yes, continuing the program to colonize America was most certainly a waste of money. What could possibly come from there?

[@LG-qz8om]

Actually I've had discussions with NASA Engineers and had we continued to develop life in space we most certainly would have to master Recycling. Any recycling device light weight enough to send into space probably could fit into any common kitchen. If we developed such a device it would have the most profound affects on our civilization and ecology of Earth too. Of course this will become mandatory in the near future unless we want to have large garbage dumps on the Moon or Mars.

[@ronald3836]

I fully agree that the enduring mental boost the Apollo program gave to humanity alone was worth the cost of the Apollo program. As a bonus, it increased our technological abilities and scientific knowledge.

[@williamsplays8528]

@@ronald3836 for every dollar spent, the economy stood to gain 5 dollars in return!

[@user-ev4rp3qb6x]

I believe cutting the Luna space program was short sighted, by now we should have had a space station on the moon and be heading to Mars . As we have found out there is frozen water in the craters and hydrogen in the soil , which would get use to the outer solar system.

[@sting1111]

i am reminded in this example how I miss a once great country, the greatest ever. it is now gone probably forever. i thank God i was able to be alive and remember these times.

[@rickhobson3211]

Great video! Thank you for posting this!

[@ValeskaTruax]

Kevin Bacon did a good job portraying Swigert. Serious guy.

[@christinawells2024]

I highly recommend reading Jim Lovell’s book Lost Moon. It has so much more info than the movie.

[@lawrencestrabala6146]

If they can get a washing machine to fly, my Jimmy can land it.

[@julier.1902]

I like that line!

[@kqr573v2]

Of course he could. Anything that flies is eventually going to land one way or another. The question is, how.

[@lawrencestrabala6146]

@@kqr573v2 that line was spoken by Jim’s mother in the movie Apollo 13.

[@julier.1902]

@@kqr573v2 Killjoy

[@ChristopherHaws90]

Amazing interview, I don't know how this is the first time I've watched it! One thing that surprised me is that they put up shades on the windows instead of having eye masks for sleeping, especially since covering the windows affects the internal temperature of the craft. Really amazing stories!

[@gives_bad_advice]

Good point.

[@bing.martinez]

this was one moment in time when humanity was one in saving the crew. all countries were said to have prayed for the safe return of the team. in my reflection, all of us, when confronted with such enormous crisis, yet in space, can come together in unity.

[@IanScottJohnston]

Fascinating!

[@lilricky2515]

I did not know this existed, thank you!

[@timrowe234]

Looks like him but Hanks did a spectacular acting job in this film.

[@robcousins231]

What a commander Jim Lovell was. Incredible man.

[@ryanside7095]

Something about Lovell is just so likable.

[@DeLorean4]

A journalist casually asked how this mission would influence future missions to Mars and other planets... I miss the optimism towards space exploration.

[@tigertiger1699]

Never complain about flying economy again.., can you imagine the patience of these guys

[@Drgonzosfaves]

Lol. Imagine being locked in a Volkswagen Bug with Frank Borman for two weeks. Gemini 8. These guys were amazing. The 400,000 people that worked on the entire space program all knew the importance of their positions. I was a kid then but the entire program was an inspiration.

[@andy.robinson]

We pay for it, they GOT paid 😆

[@tigertiger1699]

Incredibly competent guys…, shows the depth of the USN in the day

[@TheGuitarHistorian]

Haise was a Marine and Air Force pilot; Swigert was in the Air National Guard.

[@MicrowavedAlastair5390]

Whaddya know, 13 _is_ a very lucky number! I mean, out of all the possible scenarios that could have happened, getting back, alive, in fairly decent shape despite poor Fred's UTI, is really the best outcome.

[@fostercathead]

The journalists of the time asked concise and relevant questions. Can you imagine the type of questions that today's so-called "journalists" would have asked?

[@Jamie-1985]

Good point, though back then the journalists were probably paid

[@afriedli]

Yes, I can imagine: "As three heterosexual white cis-gendered men ......etc"

[@figmillenium]

If your impression of journalism is #FoxNews … or the #NYPost

[@lowifrles9813]

@@figmilleniumyou have got to be kidding me.

[@AB-wy7dr]

No kidding

[@andreschapero3615]

Simply a fantastic piece of history.

[@johnowen9299]

Talk about keeping a cool head under pressure and youve got it right there. A lesson for everyone in self control x

[@anneglines47]

That was a great movie.

[@cyberlight22]

Wow thanks for this

[@davidgriffiths7696]

A very remarkable piece of footage probably watched by very few people in recent decades. Apart from the exact description of events, why can see what highly trained and self possessed men they were. It seems like the decision to black out the windows may have hastened the cooling process, which fortunately did not prove critical.

[@frankbarnwell____]

Gene Kranz still is around. 90.

[@waynehuston723]

John Swigert was our Test Pilot on NASA's Paraglider Project (NAA) back in the early 1960's at Edwards AFB out in the So CA desert. In Lancaster at the Inn where we were staying John and I were having diner and met two young women about our age. John told us about his flying jet aircraft in the Western Pacific and how exciting it was.

[@TBNTX]

The original Apollo 13 Command module can be visited at the Hutchinson, KS Comsosphere.

[@jocax188723]

It doesn’t surprise me in the slightest that Scott Manley would support this endeavor.

[@camschuster5947]

“If they can get a washing machine to fly…my Jimmy could land it.”

[@Camop-iz9kt]

I met Fred Haise in 2009. A happy memory.

[@meveevem1001]

How fortunate our country is and was to have such an extraordinary, elegant, brilliant, funny and kind courageous leader in Captain James Lovell.

[@sammencia7945]

0:56 The objects on the stairs in front of their desk are cassette tape and dictaphone microtape recorders that recorded their answers on small magnetic tape for various reporters and news outlets.

[@brandonhamilton833]

These guys are as cool as cucumbers. Solid dudes.

[@ryanside7095]

If they casted the Apollo 13 movie based on physical likeness, Kevin Costner totally should have been the one to play Jim.

[@xitheris1758]

Press conferences used to be a lot less confrontational. 🤔

[@RTTr-z6f]

get used to it

[@seanboundy8365]

Imagine that... they shut down the Q/A session at the end after 1 irrelevant question. Unlike today, where they shut it down if you start asking Serious questions.

[@DoctorShocktor]

Nonsense of course.

[@Kevin-hb7yq]

Inspiring, and excellent.

[@groovejet77]

Can't believe there were empty seats!

[@conors4430]

It’s a brilliant demonstration of what human beings can do when they come together to create and problem solve. And to think, almost everybody having to deal with physics, mathematics and orbital mechanics was doing it with a pen and paper. The space race showed the best and whorst parts of humanity. It took the threat of an annihilation of two superpowers to even make them fund these missions, and yet it proved what human beings were capable of.

[@jmua8450]

3 true heroes!

[@C.Chandler_May]

How cool to see this.

[@foxmccloud7055]

After what happened on this flight, Jim Lovell wished he didn't see the film "Marooned".

[@Archie583]

This is what heroes look like.

[@ZarkowsWorld]

When you don't have kids worshiping Tiktop-fools, they can grow up the become professionals and heroes.

[@carsgunsandguitars]

And look at us now, 53 years later where we have devolved to the point where there is an alarmingly fast growing number of people who think the planet is flat.

[@1234KeithB]

Yes because they know this is all bullshit

[@dmerth]

Talk about keeping your shit together. This guys and their training were the epitome of exemplary,

[@FelonyVideos]

All of this was done using the computing equivalent of what is in your electric toothbrush. And 5000 very big human brains using slide rules. Amazing.

[@willoughbykrenzteinburg]

They had a bit more computing power than a toothbrush. Granted, it pales in comparison to today's computing power, but it was better than a toothbrush - - - which contains absolutely zero computing power. It's just electrical power operating a motor. There is no software in a toothbrush. It's on....or it's not.

[@FelonyVideos]

@@willoughbykrenzteinburg I included the battery charger, and its internal charge controller. The charge controller would, in most cases today, be in the toothbrush body itself. That wouldnt even include toothbrushes that use wireless charging.

[@willoughbykrenzteinburg]

@@FelonyVideos And it doesn't have anywhere near the computing power used during Apollo. If you disagree, please link to the computer code written in a toothbrush charger.

[@FelonyVideos]

@@willoughbykrenzteinburg Let me know when you finish moving your goalposts.

[@willoughbykrenzteinburg]

@@FelonyVideos I don't think you understand what "moving the goal posts" means. Please tell me how I've moved the goal posts. What position have I taken that I have moved from?

[@taifun442]

Capt Lovell was obviously raised correctly, standing while addressing his wife. Also, Navy training! We have lost much over the decades.

[@kenbrownfield6584]

Very Good Interview

[@lidarman2]

Kennedy made the goal to go to moon and back in the decade and NASA did it, and five more times after. NASA shirts to everyone! Glad 13 made it and the program continued.

[@semperfidelis8386]

did the explosion occur with the stirring of the tanks, or was that that just a movie thing? Asking because Lovell didn't mention it at all.....

[@willoughbykrenzteinburg]

It happened with the stir of the oxygen tanks. These are official mission transcripts of the radio communications : 055:52:58 CC (Capsule Communicator - the person at mission control responsible for communicating directly with the astronauts) "13, we've got one more item for you, when you get a chance. We'd like you to stir up your cryo tanks." 055:53:06 CMP (Command Module Pilot - Jack Swigert) "Okay." 055:55:20 CDR (Commander - Jim Lovell) "I believe we've had a problem here." 055:55:28 CC "This is Houston. Say again, please." 055:55:35 CDR "Houston, we've had a problem. We've had a MAIN B BUS UNDERVOLT." And you probably know the rest. The source of the explosion was most certainly related to the stirring of the oxygen tanks.