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Electricity was in short supply. A fully functioning, up-and running LEM required about 55 amps of current to operate.
Ken Mattingly, Joe Kerwin
Tom Kelly Grumman Engineer
Kraft, McDivitt, Gilruth
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Lovell toggled the “master arm” switch to On and glanced around to see if everything else was in order. Guidance control was set to “Primary Guidance”; thrust control was on “Auto”; engine gimbals were enabled; the propellant quantity, temperature, and pressure looked good; the ship was maintaining the correct attitude.
John Aaron – Steely Eyed Missle Man
Glynn Lunney – Flight Director
Gerry Griffin – Flight Director
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Aquarius, can you see any stars yet?
Apollo 13 makes headlines
Capcom Jack Lousma
Lunar Module
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Kraft wanted to fire the descent engine now, get the ship back on its free-return slingshot course, and when it emerged from behind the moon and reached the PC+2 point, execute any maneuvers that might be required to refine the trajectory or increase its speed.
Apollo 13 explosion by Alan Bean
Jerry Bostick – FIDO
Chuck Deiterich – RETRO
