Apollo 13

Apollo 13
Houston, we have a problem...

Thursday 18 November 2010

1.11.1.1 Ground Elapsed Time

1 year, 11 months, 1 week and 1 day since lift off and I am still holding Lunar orbit.

Daily systems checks on the status of the Service Module Propulsion Engine tell me that it is no go for SMPE ignition and Trans-Earth Injection burn at this time. Mission control is working the problem but there is a mood of resignation to a dire fate here in the room...

I have never lost a crew on my watch - failure is not an option!.

"This could be the biggest disaster in the history of manned spaceflight"

"On the contrary sir, I think it will be our greatest success"

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