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Failure is not an Option.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:44 am
Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:44 am
At 13:13 on 11 April 1970, the ill fated Apollo 13 mission lifted off from Cape Kennedy. Everyone knows the story. We're rapidly coming up on the 50th anniversary of the flight.
To many, including myself, that mission is seen as the one of NASA's finest hours. The more you dig into it, the level of technical expertise employed by the space agency during that time is incredible. It was one of the greatest engineering teams ever assembled.
Gene Kranz is a great speaker and his talk below is an excellent listen.
Failure Is Not an Option.
This post was edited on 3/30/20 at 9:45 am
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Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:45 am to Lonnie Utah
One of the mantras I live by.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:47 am to Lonnie Utah
I'm pretty sure Gene Kranz never said that during the actual mission. Instead he was talking to the screenwriters and said something similar and that became the movie tagline, which Gene has since adopted.
He's a great speaker.
He's a great speaker.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:47 am to heatom2
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I'm pretty sure Gene Kranz never said that during the actual mission.
You are 100% right he didn't say that until after the mission was over.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 9:48 am to Lonnie Utah
His book is fantastic BTW. I'm sure you've read it but if anyone else is looking for a first person history of the early days at NASA it's fascinating.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 10:04 am to heatom2
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if anyone else is looking for a first person history of the early days at NASA it's fascinating.
Another unsung hero of the Apollo program was John Arron. He single handedly saved the Apollo 12 mission after the were struck by lightning on liftoff and played a critical role as EECOM in the Apollo 13 mission.
Apollo 12 SCE to AUX
John Aaron EECOM Apollo 13 (Part 1 of 1)
John Aaron EECOM Apollo 13 (part 2 of 2)
Posted on 3/30/20 at 10:06 am to Lonnie Utah
Gene Kranz is awesome.
He is for real a national treasure.
He is for real a national treasure.
Posted on 3/30/20 at 10:13 am to Lonnie Utah
One thing that is often overlooked in the the Apollo 13 mission is the astronauts were EXTREMELY lucky that the cryo-tanks blew on the way to the moon. Had they failed after the lunar landing, the crew would have already jettisoned the LEM and they would not have the "lifeboat" to return home in.
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