“Got to tell you, I had an itch to take this baby down though. Do some...” – Fred Haise, Apollo 13 ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Apollo 13 1995

Fred Haise

[passing over the moon after the lost landing]

Got to tell you, I had an itch to take this baby down though. Do some prospecting. Damn, we were close.

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