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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 095:00:45 Haise talks about Neil and Buzz

« on: March 14, 2020, 05:07:02 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=095:00:45

Fred Haise recalls a simulation with his crewmates for Apollo 8 backup crew, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / Re: 058:18:04 Henry Kissinger Trying to Reach Frank Borman

« on: March 14, 2020, 06:47:21 am »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=069:05:38&ch=9

The comms people pick up the topic again.

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / Re: 049:31:32 Gene Kranz asks the surgeon if he's going to get thrown out

« on: March 13, 2020, 06:07:36 pm »

Gene Kranz asks the surgeon if he's going to get thrown out of the control room if he fills out the rubella questionnaire and marks that he hasn't had it before. Surgeon says it's fine.

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=049:31:32&ch=14

Super fun find, thanks!

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / -00:00:31 JoAnn Morgan "The only woman in Launch Control"

« on: March 13, 2020, 04:11:15 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=-00:00:31

JoAnn Morgan, famously "the only woman in Launch control" during Apollo 11 is back on her post at the Apollo Launch Control in Kennedy!

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 061:58:03 "Trying to get my ducks in a row."

« on: March 12, 2020, 05:54:52 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=061:58:03&ch=14

LM controllers are figuring out what systems to keep on, and what to turn off to save power.

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 077:33:34 LM radio signal is back after coming from behind the Moon

« on: March 12, 2020, 02:58:20 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=077:33:34&ch=55

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 001:05:29 Surgeon phones Peggy to ask about Jack Swigert's drug tests

« on: March 10, 2020, 07:51:51 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=001:05:29&ch=12

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 001:00:59 "Even the Ps are the same!"

« on: March 10, 2020, 07:48:00 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=001:00:59&ch=12

Doc and Biomed doc are talking about trying to use the electrocardiograms for identifying each crewman by their heartbeat. It's turning out to be more difficult than expected!

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 000:40:07 "No TLC during the EVAs"

« on: March 10, 2020, 07:14:32 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=000:40:07&ch=12

Does this mean that they're worried no coffee during EVAs for doctors?

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 000:57:53 Surgeon and Back Room Gossip about Lovell and Swigert

« on: March 10, 2020, 06:00:19 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=000:57:53&ch=12

There's a rumor going on about Lovell maybe doing the docking with the LM plus dificulty in telling Lovell and Swigert's biomedical data apart!

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 056:22:59 "You mean the lifeboat?"

« on: March 09, 2020, 07:09:33 pm »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=056:22:59&ch=57

TELMU wants to get the heaters in the LM back on...just in case.

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / Re: 058:18:04 Henry Kissinger Trying to Reach Frank Borman

« on: March 09, 2020, 08:31:33 am »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=058:19:10&ch=27

Borman is nowhere to be seen, Dr Kissinger is still on the line.

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 058:18:04 Henry Kissinger Trying to Reach Frank Borman

« on: March 09, 2020, 08:28:52 am »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=058:18:04&ch=27

Apparently White House is on the line with President Nixon's advisor Henry Kissinger seeking space advisor, General Borman.

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 058:18:46 Comm Tech talks about the accident

« on: March 09, 2020, 08:15:51 am »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=058:18:46&ch=42

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Apollo 13 Moments of Interest / 058:26:58 Trying to Activate Parkes Radio Telescope to provide extra comms

« on: March 09, 2020, 08:10:49 am »

https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/?t=058:26:58&ch=5

NETWORK and PROCEDURES controllers talk about trying to activate the "210" site (that is, the 70-meter-diameter antenna) at the Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia to support 13's low power communications and telemetry.