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FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION!

One error...don't give me anything don't have on board. He should have had everything he can get to make this work. Every second counts and by only using what they have on board is not allowing him to solve the problem fast. His task was to solve it fast, not condem himself to the exact environment as the astronauts.

Just curious... do they do a lot of vacuuming on the way to the moon?

John Aaron was the greatest mission controller at NASA.

“Power is everything!”~Jafar would be proud

It's a good thing there were no diversity hires back then because they wouldn't have had the best of the best working the problem.

Mattingly's first question when he is actually awake is, "What about the crew?" These men were his friends, stranded in space, and he is still safe in his bed, and he is the man who has to help plan the rescue. Whew.

I always liked that they did it with "barely enough power to run the coffee pot for nine hours" pretty impressive.

Ken Mattingly did not write the power procedure. John Aaron did. The Ken in simulator is pure movie fiction. I am not denigrating Mattingly's role in saving Apollo 13 but it is nowhere as pivotal as the movie indicates. Indeed John Aaron is again the real, albeit unknown to public, hero for Apollo 13.

Fact is, we didn't lose an American in space until 2001. Then we lost 5 Americans, 1 Israeli, and 1 Indian.

Real men here. No crying, no huffing and puffing, just straight to business.

Ironically my vacuum cleaner is rated at 8 amps lol. I'm sure back in the day they were a lot more power hungry, though.

1:32-When Gene told he wanted people in the simulator John knew he had to find Ken

so bad ass man

As a child I remember sitting glued to the TV while Apollo 13 was happening for real. I was so relieved when they made it back. The whole world was holding it's breath. An amazing result made by amazing people.

Two things that prove to me this was the finest of films: 1) So engrossing was the story, that when the movie ended I briefly could not remember where I was (physically, on the planet!), and 2) I lived thru this drama, watching everything from lift-off to splashdown, and yet found myself on edge and full of suspense at the end of the movie as if I didn't know the outcome. Fine work, Ron Howard. Thank you.

That's the way to do it "Let's get this show on the road, put him in space fellas"

My team then the coffe machine fails

my coworker Frank P was Gene's classmate , both worked for NASA Frank ensured ascent engine would work

"Don't give me anything they don't have on board" #2 favorite movie. Never get tired of Apollo 13. Guys like Bill Paxton, Ed Harris & Gary Sinise became favorites as a kid. Just a beautifully done movie

No one was confused about who was in charge. No one complained about doing their job. People acted as a team and produced that rare synergy you get from a group focused on the problem and not their egos. There was no finger pointing and whining. Gene wouldn't put up with that crap and they all knew it.

then dont build craft that blow up - or burn up, how many dead now?

this is when America was a real country. sad what it has become

Perfect leadership scene

I don’t know if they actually brought in Ken for a simulation, but I love how he was given a quick run-down of what happened, and instantly started to recreate what the Apollo 13 crew was experiencing up top. The fact that he was originally chosen to go makes it even better since he’d have extensive knowledge on how to do things (although you could argue that the engineers and designers would be even more knowledgeable)

Square peg in a round hoe, sums up exactly how government works and thinks.

Ed Harris gets taken out by an Allied sniper in WW2 and ends up at NASA helping the Americans. Seems legit.

These engineers were really hard working and genius.They did it without Alexa, Siri and googling.

I am that guy who knit picks irrelevant details. For this clip I gotta ask this- In this VERY dire and time sensitive situation, Mattingly is woken up, hears the horrifying news about what's happened to the craft and that they need him running sims. And he proceeds to... shave, comb his hair and dress in a full suit and tie?! Not to mention the fact that they said they have been trying to contact him for 45 minutes. Uh... every minute counts here bro!! Get some sweats and t-shirt and sneakers and move it!!!

"Gentlemen that is not acceptable"

This movie will not be made in 2023. Too many Caucasian American men.

RIP Ken Mattingly

Great movie. Loved the way everyone pulled together to bring the guys home. Rest in peace, Ken Mattingly. Without you, they would have never came home.

RIP Ken Mattingly

Ken Mattingly sadly passed away the other day. He did get his moonshot as command module pilot on Apollo 16 then was commander of Columbia's last test flight and STS-51C on Discovery

The astronaut portrayed by Gary Sinise - Thomas K. 'Ken' Mattingly II - died 10.31.23 age 87. He became the command module pilot (CMP) on Apollo 16 in 1972 and commanded two space shuttle missions in the 1980s. He retired from the US Navy with the rank of Rear Admiral.

It always bothered me homeboy walks into Johns apartment, goes into his bathroom and cuts his light on for some reason. TF is he doing in his bathroom? I could see if he was grabbing clothes for him or something but TF is in that bathroom

Honesty and kindness does not absolve better negotiation processes… group purchasing and the connections of community. Risk and investment pools.

lieutenant dan

I love how mattingley’s first question is about the crew. All his negative feelings about the mission/people are gone in an instant. Proper hero

I havent seen the movie in a while, but i cant remember why power was lacking. The mission would go with full batteries to do a lunar landing and back, so why do they lack power on an abort and early return? Did the movie not highlight the explosion damaged batteries too? I ask this as the movie made it a big deal; this briefing, the work in the sim, frozen capsule, but i cant recall why it became a problem over oxygen loss.

Great movie!

Failure is not an option.

1:33-After Gene said that John went to find Ken

People often criticise the Russian space program, especially back then for taking short cuts or not caring about their men but apparently the US cared more about its reputation back then than it's men. It's said they could have had the men back in less time if they had brought them in for re-entry somewhere else they didn't want a failure to be compounded by their men Landing in waters near the Chinese or Russia. They'd have sacrificed the men if it came to it rather than swallow their pride. I hope to god it's not true and I'm sure the regular guys at NASA/JPL wouldn't have wanted it to happen that way but the administration I can believe might just do it.

Accent in

Good. You're not dead. jeeeeez lol

@1:35 -- That is how to get answers -- right down to the guy on the assembly line. Nothing -- absolutely nothing, was being left to chance.

I don’t know if someone already wrote about it but John Aaron is the guy who calls "power is everything", he also saved Apollo Xll by commanding "set SCE TO AUX"

“That’s the deal” To the point