Apollo 13 Launch

shoofirbin Says:

Nov 9, 2009 - you know, i hate to split hairs, but i believe the line is "we're haulin' the mail." i had this very discussion with my great uncle, an old-time air coprs/air force guy, and he explained to me that "haulin' the mail" was air force jargon referring to the fact that early air corps planes were used for mail delivery.

andreiclawhammer Says:

Nov 9, 2009 - That's great ,good to know , everyday you learn something new.

drawfd Says:

Nov 11, 2009 - u make really good points man... what u said find somewhere else to live reminded me of the book Ray Bradbury's the Martian Chronicles because it deals with going to a new planet. But whats amazing is ultimately people fall again by their own mistakes in terms of enviorment, ect.

poised4u2 Says:

Nov 11, 2009 - why's nobody commenting on how good the music in this scene is, especially the hym at the end of the scene.

jenkins80 Says:

Nov 11, 2009 - The lucky few who got to ride such an amazing machine. Man what an experience that had to be.

Ronf465 Says:

Nov 11, 2009 - Looks like we just had our glitch for this mission. NOT!

screamtrmptgod Says:

Nov 12, 2009 - because people dont know who james horner is. lol but the music is amazing.

tealmarlin Says:

Nov 12, 2009 - From the Ignition to when bacon says ''thats some little jolt'' the launch process in the movie went by to fast, it takes about 4 min to get into orbit, they could have least simulated the real time frame.

woodman19 Says:

Nov 13, 2009 - Actually it takes 12 minutes to get to orbit, The first stage lasts only 2 minutes, however that would be a pretty boring movie watching the interstage rockets burn for 10 minutes.

dogorman3 Says:

Nov 13, 2009 - This is something they saw in the NASA archival footage (the flames going backward), and is a result of the fact that a partial vacuum us formed under the rocket as it begins to climb out, with the vacuum pulling in on itself as the rocket moves away from it.

warrenkm Says:

Nov 13, 2009 - You should see the size of the turbopumps on the F1 - they are massive.

Gary190tube Says:

Nov 14, 2009 - Good answer. My theory: (1) there was an initial plume of loose, billowy smoke caused by the ignition (2) after ignition the exhaust gases get going full force fast and strong (3) any fast-moving gas creates low pressure compared to the gas around it (4) the low-pressure area then sucks in gas from above as the exhaust gets blown out the side (the shape of the launch pad means the exhaust goes downward and outward) Yours sounds like you read it somewhere authoritative, so it's probably right!

Gary190tube Says:

Nov 14, 2009 - ...(actually mine looks a bit like the answer from george7378, having just read it again)

kfordudflight Says:

Nov 14, 2009 - One of the most accurate movies on a real event ever, the cast spent days going over transcripts from the real thing.

halflifemasta Says:

Nov 15, 2009 - its pretty amazing what humans can achieve, goosebumps anyone?

elmayimbeNy Says:

Nov 15, 2009 - Had the goosebumps everytime I see this man... and its sad how the wife of the astronauts cry of happyness and the evolution of man

raunchbear Says:

Nov 16, 2009 - cause you suck

usafpower2012 Says:

Nov 17, 2009 - agreed

T800System Says:

Nov 17, 2009 - "The clock is running!!"

jasonvn02 Says:

Nov 19, 2009 - Such a great inspirational film. Tom Hanks is one of my favorite actors. This movie and Forrest Gump rank my top 2 Hank films.

jasonvn02 Says:

Nov 19, 2009 - I watched this movie with my dad and when Kranz said: "Failure is NOT an option", my dad pointed to him and said: "That's a leader." I never forgot it.. If you like inspirational movies like this, you should read The Hidden Secret in Think and Grow Rich. It shows you the natural process of goal achievement and after you read it, go back and watch this movie and you'll see exactly how Kranz and his team used it to naturally achieve their goal of bringing back the crew of Apollo 13.

grandpadewey Says:

Nov 21, 2009 - I watched this stuff live and I can't stress how much this influenced how many of the opinions I have about space travel now.

48spl Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - Though these missions took place back in the 60's, the Saturn V rocket is still the most powerful machine man has ever built. Frank Borman ( Apollo 8) said that it had the explosive power of an atom bomb and moved and made noises almost as if it was alive. Cold but somehow alive.

mikmoth Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - Well, let's hope it moved... and made noises. :)

sergeantfan Says:

Nov 23, 2009 - 3 brave heroes. Does anyone know where I can watch the final scene when they return to earth safely? Think its one of the most inspiring moments in history.