Apollo 13 disaster in real time now.

[edbermac]

Doing the TV broadcast now. at 10:30 PM EST, accident will occur around 11:07 PM EST.

Click NOW to join in real time.


https://apolloinrealtime.org/13/

[EarlG]

1. Wow, this is amazing!

Thanks!

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Just watched the movie again tonight.

[AdamGG]

12. It was an Oscar robbery that Ron Howard didn't even get nominated for directing that

And for me, it's the best movie he's made. He won the NY and LA Film Critics' awards that year, but then the Oscar went to Mel Gibson for Braveheart.

[FM123]

3. Thank you so much!

[BigmanPigman]

4. Lawrence O'Donnell is showing this part of history on his show right

now. "Houston, we had a problem". I got tears in my eyes.

[edbermac]

5. The accident happened at 55:54:53 ground elapsed time

Ten minutes to go.

[EarlG]

6. I've been listening to this in the background

The banter between the crew and mission control is very relaxing. While listening I actually forgot that something really serious is about to happen. Mission control just started talking about requesting that the crew stir the oxygen tanks -- I snapped out of what I was doing like "oh shit!"

[lastlib]

7. This is awesome!

[SCantiGOP]

8. They should never have made it back

I read Lovell’s book about it, and everything else I’ve read said the movie was very accurate and factual. After the successful return, most of the engineers and people involved said it was probably never more than a 10-20% chance that they would get back alive.
One of the most heroic stories of my lifetime.

[Jack-o-Lantern]

9. Some years ago I had the opportunity to sit down with James Lovell to chat for several minutes.

He was one of kindest and most intelligent person I have ever met. A very distinguished American and gentleman.
On the Apollo 8 lunar orbital mission he saw an interesting lunar mountain which he dubbed Mt. Marylin after his wife. I asked him if it was still called Mt. Marylin? It wasn’t. The international Astronomical Union named it something else.

[LastDemocratInSC]

10. I've been watching. It's awesome.

They also have the same coverage for Apollo 11 and 17.

[mohamedghouse]

11. I will click here and join

I believe this will be great topic