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Situation Critical: Apollo 13

Commander Jim Lovell and fellow Apollo 13 astronaut, Fred Haise, recount the near-cataclysmic events of April 1970 when an oxygen tank exploded on the spacecraft.

Duration : 0:2:20


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25 Responses to “Situation Critical: Apollo 13”

  1. Ooh!! Pause at 0:58 …
    Ooh!! Pause at 0:58 , its sooo nice

  2. i hop day tod diy
    i hop day tod diy

  3. That’s correct- …
    That’s correct- Yuri Gargarin (or however you spell his name) was the 1st man in space courtesy of Sergei Korelov who was the Russian’s chief rocket engineer until the early 60’s (I think) when he died of a heart attack. Gargarin died sonn after in a plane crash.

  4. Interesting to …
    Interesting to compare this to other posts. The audio here of the actual dialog has been cleaned
    up PERFECTLY……this is the majesty and genius of a class operation like National Geographic. Perfection is the MINIMUM standard. Fuck. I wish the people who do National Geographic were running the country.

  5. I was under the …
    I was under the impression that Russia was the 1st country to place someone into space. The U.S. raced to place someone on the moon because, at the time, it was a swinging dick contest and we could not be perceived as being behind the USSR in anything. I also believe the fact that most all of Germany’s scientists and engineers were allowed to defect to the U.S.,in exchange for them working for us, played a HUGE roll in our space program.They were the pioneers in rocketry long before we were.

  6. EATPROTEINgetHUGeRus on May 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    Americans are the …
    Americans are the true pioneers of space time travel.

  7. youvebeenthunderstru on May 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    Thankfully, the …
    Thankfully, the program went on, with Apollo 14.

  8. applesweeter on May 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    Dear All,

    I have …
    Dear All,

    I have some questions about psychology:

    (1) Why do we enjoy space travel and flying?

    (2) Why do we have a perception that space is closer related with America?

    (3) Why do we relate space and aviation with Americans’ culture and values?

    (4) Why do we so curious what is in the sky?

    THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creative ideas and brainstorm!!! :)

  9. Me too.
    Me too.

  10. maybe not know when …
    maybe not know when his old and rinkly think how he looked back in 1971 i think he could be toms lost older brother haha lol

  11. MidgardEagle on May 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    I don’t understand …
    I don’t understand why people early in the 20th century put peoples’ lives at risk trying to fly. It was a gigantic risk of cold, hard cash. Everyone knows airplanes can’t be used for anything, and if God had meant for us to fly, he’d have given us wings.

    Eh.

  12. wow the real james …
    wow the real james lovell look nothing like tom hanks :P

  13. I love planets and …
    I love planets and space~

  14. TadSpencer 222 is …
    TadSpencer 222 is right ur right dude

  15. wizardfingers on May 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    or, better yet, …
    or, better yet, invest it in something useful until we can get our own planet sorted out

  16. fanofrhymeswithstar on May 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    Well Tad, whether …
    Well Tad, whether you like it or not, you have benefitted greatly as has everyone else from the technologies that were developed from the space program. The computer you use to surf the internet is one such, obvious, example. I think hamieli is spot on with his comment!

  17. to study more about …
    to study more about space and our solar system i think,science is fun

  18. You might as well …
    You might as well throw your f*cking computer just straight out thru the window and never come back to youtube.

    These kind of challenges push the humankind to invent more and more stuff to make our lives much more easier and comfortable.

    If yo uhave that little of respect for science just do the humankind of favor and take a full metal jacket up your head twat!

    JEEZ I hate people like this too much, sorry for the offensive rant (NOT!).

  19. TadSpencer222 on May 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    I don’t understand …
    I don’t understand why NASA put people into space and risk their lives. It’s a waste of cold, hard cash. Might as well buy a Rolls and drive it off a cliff.

  20. aeronautics rocks.. …
    aeronautics rocks………………..

  21. Huh? You do …
    Huh? You do realize sports are run privately. So, when the Boston Red Sox make money, it’s not from the government, it’s from the fans.

  22. noximputesta on May 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    Jim and james are …
    Jim and james are the same shit. like bill and will.

    Jim Carey’s real name is actually James Carey.

  23. visceralgristle on May 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    Dude! It’s James …
    Dude! It’s James Burke! The Connections guy!

  24. aranarthspanish on May 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    …and trillions in …
    …and trillions in the military

  25. 00:12 it says james …
    00:12 it says james lovell

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