Most scenes together: Jim Lovell & Jack Swigert (8), Jim Lovell & Fred Haise (6), Jack Swigert & CAPCOM (6)
We've got the parachute situation, the heat shield, angle of the trajectory and the typhoon. There's just so many variables, I'm at a loss–
NASA Director I know what the problems are, Henry. This could be the worst disaster NASA's ever experienced.
With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour.
I've been going over the numbers again. Have they called up with a re-entry plan yet? 'Cause we're coming in too shallow.
We're working on something, Jack. Just hold on.
I can't remember the ratio temperature; we got no references on board.
Well, let's see if Houston can pull up the MIL-SPECs.
Listen, listen, listen! They gave us too much Delta V, had us burn too long. At this rate, we're gonna skip right off of the atmosphere, and we're never gonna get back!
What are you talking about? How'd you figure that?
I can add.
Jack, they've got half the Ph.Ds on the planet working on this.
Houston says we're right on the money.
And what if they have made a mistake, all right, and there was no way to reverse it? You think they would tell us? There's no reason for them to tell us.
What do you mean they're not gonna tell us? That's bullshit!
All right, there's 1,000 things that have to happen in order, we are on #8. You're taking about #692.
And in the meantime, I'm trying to tell you we're coming in too fast. I think they know it, and I think that's why we don't have a goddamn re-entry plan.
That's duly noted. Thank you, Jack. We agree with that.
Hey! This piece of shit's gonna get you home. That's 'cause that's the only thing we got left, Jack!
Now what are you saying, Fred?
Well, I think you know what I'm saying.
Now wait a minute. All I did was stir those tanks.
What was that gauge reading before you hit the switch?
Hey, don't tell me how to fly the damn C.M.–
You don't even know, do you?!
–They brought me in here to do a job, they asked me to stir the damn tanks and I stirred the tanks!
Jack, stop kicking yourself in the ass, all right?
This is not my fault!
No one is saying it is. If I'm in the left-hand seat when the call comes up, I stir the tanks.
Yeah, well, tell him that. [points to Haise]
I just asked you what the gauge was reading, and you don't know!
All right, look, we're not doing this, gentlemen, we're not gonna do this. We're not gonna go bouncing off the walls for ten minutes, because we're just gonna end up right back here with the same problems! Try to figure out how to stay alive!
Aquarius, this is Houston.
Are we on VOX?!
No, we're not on VOX.
Yeah, Jim, could you check you check your CO2 gauge for us? [the CO2 warning light blinks on right at that moment]
Yeah, Houston, we were just looking at that. Our CO2 measurement has jumped 4 notches in the last hour.
That can't be right. I went over those numbers three times.
Jim, that sounds about right. We were expecting that.
Well, that's very comforting to know, Houston. What do we do about it.
Jim, we're working on a procedure down here for you. Do you copy?
Oh, Christ.
All right, Houston, we're standing by for those procedures.
Christ, I know why my numbers are wrong. I only figured it for two people.
I've been going over the numbers again. Have they called up with a reentry plan yet? 'Cause we're coming in too shallow, we're coming in too damn fast.
We're working on something, just hold on.
Listen, they gave us too much delta vee, they had us burn too long. At this rate, we're going to skip out of the atmosphere and we're never going to get home.
What are you talking about? How'd you figure that?
I can add.
Jack, They've got half the Ph.D.'s on the planet working on it.
Houston says we're right on the money.
And what if they had made a mistake and there was no way to correct it, why would they tell us? There's no reason to tell us!
What do you mean they're not going to tell us? That's bullshit!
Now listen, there's a thousand things that have to happen in order. We are on number eight. You're talking about number six hundred and ninety-two.
And in the meantime, I'm trying to tell you we're coming in too fast. I think they know it, and I think that's why we don't have a God-damned reentry plan.
That's duly noted, thank you Jack.
Uh, well, if anyone from the, uh, from the IRS is watching, I... forgot to file my, my, my 1040 return. Um, I meant to do it today, but, uh...
Dad, did you know the astronauts in the fire?
Yeah, I knew the astronauts in the fire. All of them.
Could that happen again?
Well, I'll tell you something about that fire. A lot of things went wrong. The, uh, the door, it's called the hatch. They couldn't get it open when they needed to get out, that was one thing. And, uh... well, a lot of things went wrong in that fire.
Did they fix it?
Oh, yes, absolutely. We fixed it. It's not a problem anymore.
Why are there so many people here?
Oh. Well, you know, your dad's flying his mission.
He said he was going to get me a moon rock.
Right. Well...something broke on your daddy's spaceship, and he's going to turn around before he even gets to the the moon.
Was it the door?
Flight, they're still shallowing up a little bit in the reentry corridor. Almost like they're underweight.
Now, how the hell can they be underweight?
We didn't land on the moon.
Rocks?
That's affirm.
... and then, Jack and I'll eat.
Hey I'm hungry.
Are you sure, Freddo?
I could eat the ass out of a dead rhinoceros.
Freddo, how long does it take to power up the LEM?
Three hours by the checklist.
We don't have that much time.
I've trained for the Fra Mauro highlands... and this is FLIGHT SURGEON HORSESHIT, Deke!
Deke Slayton Jim, if you hold out for Ken, you will not be on Apollo 13. It's your decision.
Just a little while longer Freddo. Just a little while longer, we're gonna hit that water in the South Pacific. Open up that hatch. It's 80 degrees out there.
80 degrees.
Okay, Houston, the quad-heater circuit breakers are open.
Copy that.
We'll use the forward omni when the Earth's in the window, and we're switching to aft omni when we see the moon.
We copy that, Thirteen. Aquarius, we don't want you to make any more waste dumps. The venting may push you off course.
Oh, Christ.
What's up?
No more waste dumps. We're just gonna have to store it. Jack, we're gonna need some more urine bags. Okay, Houston, that leaves us with just the computer, which I'm shutting down now. [shuts off L.E.M. computer] And that's it. We just put Sir Isaac Newton in the driver's seat.
The astronaut is only the most visible member of a very large team, and all of us, right down to the guys sweeping the floor are honored to be a part of it. What did the man say? "Give me a lever long enough and I'll move the world." Well that's exactly what we're doing here. This is divine inspiration, folks. It's the best part of each one of us that anything is possible. Things like a computer that can fit into a single room and hold millions of pieces of information, or the Saturn V rocket. Now, this is the actual launch vehicle that will be taking Alan Shepard and his crew on the first leg of the Apollo 13 mission.
Congressman When are you going up again, Jim?
I'm slated to be the commander of Apollo 14 sometime late next year.
Congressman If there is an Apollo 14. Now, Jim, people in my state are asking why we're continuing to fund this program now that we've beaten the Russians to the moon.
Well, imagine if Christopher Columbus came back from the New World, and no one returned in his footsteps.
Well, between Jack's back taxes and the Fred Haise Show, I'd say that was a pretty successful broadcast.
That was an excellent show, Odyssey.
Thank you very much, Houston.
We've got a couple of housekeeping procedures for you. We'd like you to roll right to 0-6-0 and null your rates.
Roger that. Rolling right, 0-6-0. [presses the buttons. The craft begins rolling right]
And if you could give your oxygen tanks a stir.
Roger that. [flips the switches to activate the tank fans. Suddenly, one tank explodes and the alarm begins buzzing] Hey, we've got a problem here.
What did you do?
Nothing. I stirred the tanks.
Uh, this is Houston. Say again, please?
Houston, we have a problem.
You see this ammeter rise over twenty at any point, power-up is no good. We see it spike, that's sayonara for the guidance computer, our guys can't re-enter, okay?
How much power do we have to play with?
Barely enough to run this coffeepot for 9 hours.
John?
Go.
Yeah, Ken Mattingly just got here.
Copy. He's here.
They've been losing heat since the accident. They're gonna start getting a lot of water condensation on the control panels.
Ken. Glad you're here. You know what's going on?
Uh, John's brought me up speed. What do we have left in the batteries?
We don't really know.
We gotta get started on some short cuts for the power-up.
Yeah. You know how short?
Well, it's all in the sequencing, John. If we can skip whatever we don't absolutely need, and turn things on in the right order, maybe...
I agree.
You started on a procedure?
Well, the engineers have tried but, I mean, it's your ship, we gotta get you in there.
Okay. Frank. I need the sim cold and dark. Give me the exact same conditions they've got in there now and I need the present status of every instrument.
You got it.
I need a flashlight. [Frank hands him a regular flashlight] That's not what they have up there. Don't give me anything they don't have onboard.
Let's get this show on the road. Put him in space, fellas.
