“Dad, did you know the astronauts in the fire?” – Jeffrey Lovell, Apollo 13 ... Movie Quotes Database

Jeffrey Lovell

Dad, did you know the astronauts in the fire?

Jim Lovell

Yeah, I knew the astronauts in the fire. All of them.

Jeffrey Lovell

Could that happen again?

Jim Lovell

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.

Jeffrey Lovell

Did they fix it?

Jim Lovell

Oh, yes, absolutely. We fixed it. It's not a problem anymore.

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