How Three Men Survived The Farthest Journey From Earth

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  • @josephoduor2358
    @josephoduor2358 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Having to apply your intelligence and quick thinking in real time on a life or death situation. Hats off to these men.

    • @jeroenstrompf5064
      @jeroenstrompf5064 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just unbelievable! For once I understand why requirements for astronauts are so high

    • @peterrooney3780
      @peterrooney3780 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The manual piloting and slingshot around the moon was amazing as well. Going dark on comms must've added to the stress

  • @RisingRevengeance
    @RisingRevengeance ปีที่แล้ว +702

    It really goes to show how much training they go through to become astronauts. A lot of luck is involved but also an insane amount of hard work.

    • @MattyEngland
      @MattyEngland ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yep, stage school can be pretty intense with all the Pea-dough-files lurking about.

    • @spoperty4940
      @spoperty4940 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MattyEngland i literally cant understand your comment, pedo's? stage school? huh

    • @phillip6083
      @phillip6083 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Many would say hard work is its own luck.

    • @laurendoe168
      @laurendoe168 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      The mission training includes a lot of "what-if" simulations, some of which are extremely unlikely. It has been reported that the astronauts were interviewed after returning home and one of them said (paraphrasing), "If we were put through a simulation exactly like what did happen, we would have walked away from it in disgust as being too impossible."

    • @DatMilu2K
      @DatMilu2K ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@laurendoe168 goes to show how much humans can and will do when their life is on the line. Just imagine being up there completely alone. If YOU dont do it, nobody can. Scary thought

  • @syntaxusdogmata3333
    @syntaxusdogmata3333 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    I know this story backwards and forwards, but your rendition of it still brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for posting it.

    • @DaellusKnights
      @DaellusKnights 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was thinking it was just me. 😭😻

  • @GetRocStar
    @GetRocStar ปีที่แล้ว +374

    No matter how many times I hear this story. It always amazes me

    • @MattyEngland
      @MattyEngland ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Bit like bambi and other works of fiction

    • @GetRocStar
      @GetRocStar ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MattyEngland 😂 I’d go with the Lion King. But there all good stories. Wether you believe them or not.

    • @MattyEngland
      @MattyEngland ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@GetRocStar lol, 😂😉

    • @alantripp6175
      @alantripp6175 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Balls and nerves of steel.

    • @gild2604
      @gild2604 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@alantripp6175 wrong section mate

  • @violet-kittychick
    @violet-kittychick ปีที่แล้ว +226

    This is one heck of a story and the movie is absolutely awesome :)

    • @farwoodfarm9296
      @farwoodfarm9296 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ron Howard is an excellent director, actors were terrific. Have you watched 13 Lives?

    • @violet-kittychick
      @violet-kittychick ปีที่แล้ว

      @@farwoodfarm9296 No but I will :)

    • @Syncrotron9001
      @Syncrotron9001 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Starlink would have been named SkyNet if it hadnt been trademarked by Terminator.

  • @toniivanova9360
    @toniivanova9360 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Everyone wants to be an astronaut, but those people show why very few can actually work that job. That was incredible story and I admit I've never heard of them. But I can't describe how impressed I am. This is rare kind of courage.

    • @Sadreath
      @Sadreath ปีที่แล้ว

      And that is also why calling guys like Richard Branson astronauts is just a bad joke. He is as much an astronaut as I am a pilot for flying on vacation

  • @peggyharris3815
    @peggyharris3815 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    That story still brings tears of joy and relief to my eyes.

    • @Technichian462
      @Technichian462 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same. I’m retired USAF, and that movie had a whole dorm of guys in tears.

  • @mayflowerlash11
    @mayflowerlash11 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    At the risk of sounding cheesy, this is one of the great heroic stories of the 20th century. Three guys in a then high tech space craft nearly get terminated by a mechanical flaw. But despite the hostile environment, space, manage to bring themselves home safely. It's not an exaggeration to say the entire world held its breathe during the 4 minute coms black spot, and cheered with relief when they came through. And in a parallel with ancient stories it retells the story of Odysseus although he took 10 or 20 years and had more close shaves than Apollo 13. This is why Homer is such a ripping yarn.

  • @grene1955
    @grene1955 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    To me, this equals, or possibly surpasses the achievement of actually landing on the moon. Having so many people creating solutions on the fly, and astronauts who definitely had "the right stuff"...even knowing the ending, you are on the edge of your seat watching this. Explorers at their absolute best!

  • @mattneville2864
    @mattneville2864 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Honestly this is there isn’t a better survival story in human kind… ever. At any point, any fraction of a mistake would have cost them their lives. Even fatigued and starving they still were able to do what likely no one else could have done. I love hearing this story. Every time I am blown away.

  • @Yezpahr
    @Yezpahr ปีที่แล้ว +80

    No matter how many times I hear the story, I will always be fighting the urge to break down crying.
    They were so close to death the entire time. Normal people would have been sobbing and shaking and arguing away their last regrets to each other, but not these heroes.

    • @soakupthesunman
      @soakupthesunman ปีที่แล้ว

      Astronauts are chosen because they are in no way "normal"

    • @mynamo12
      @mynamo12 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too, I was tearing up almost the entire time.

    • @user-ff4tw8uf4b
      @user-ff4tw8uf4b ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same!!!

    • @Robski18
      @Robski18 หลายเดือนก่อน

      HEROES !!

  • @kareningram6093
    @kareningram6093 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    They did a great job with the movie, but I appreciate you breaking down how each of the modules worked with graphics and everything. There were definitely some parts they had to gloss over in the film for time and narrative flow, and this helped me understand parts of it better.

  • @Wheeljack678
    @Wheeljack678 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've seen countless of documentaries, interviews and fictional depictions of this story - and I cannot choose a favorite. The entire press conference about the incident from 1970 is also on YT, and is well worth a watch (or listen). These guys kept their cool and got the job done. They really were made of "the right stuff".

    • @cytherians
      @cytherians 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Considering the utter primitive computational power and interfaces on those old Apollo spacecraft compared to what we have today still boggles my mind that they were able to successfully navigate a new course around the moon and back, using the LEM engine. There was so much great skill involved, but also tremendous luck. There were so many ways it could've been a worse situation that ended in their slow agonizing deaths. It's a survival story for all time.

  • @thembadube9589
    @thembadube9589 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    Just one word to describe Thoughty2's ability to narrate a story: Brilliant.

  • @Torby4096
    @Torby4096 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I was 11 and could not believe the mission was not on TV! As they were reentering, I had my watch timing the blackout as the narrator on TV was waiting. I knew how long these took, but it was a minute longer. That was the longest minute I had ever experienced!

    • @gearmeister
      @gearmeister ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The news media corporations were thinking: Hey, they've walked in the moin already, Apollo 8 lost all radio communication on the dark side of the moon, how can Apollo 13 top that? Well, it was another orifice puckering moment!

    • @FrankyPi
      @FrankyPi ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@gearmeister Losing signal behind the Moon is nothing unexpected and it happened on every lunar orbit in all of the missions, signals can't reach because the Moon is in the way.

    • @Torby4096
      @Torby4096 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @FrankyPi You also loose signal during re-entry. This was a minute and a half longer than usual. The whole world held its breath.

    • @FrankyPi
      @FrankyPi ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Torby4096 I know all that.

    • @gearmeister
      @gearmeister ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FrankyPi Yes, as we know, however, the media played it up to turn up the ratings

  • @johnmichaelcanares2633
    @johnmichaelcanares2633 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The movie version was an instant classic and one the best and most memorable movies I've watched growing up. I can even still remember the music score up until now.

    • @mago2250
      @mago2250 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      same here. It was one of the best movies in 90's

  • @taitano12
    @taitano12 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    One of my favorite movies of all time. I remember watching my Apollo Missions VHS set in anticipation of the release. Being a Theater Kid, I actually appreciated the dialog changes; including the yelling, which didn't really happen. I was SO EXCITED when I found out that Howard was able to use the Vomit Comet for filming. 😁

    • @tracytron7162
      @tracytron7162 ปีที่แล้ว

      The vomit comet?

    • @taitano12
      @taitano12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tracytron7162 Yup. They filmed some of the weightless scenes on it.

    • @tracytron7162
      @tracytron7162 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@taitano12 Huh, just looked it up, that's actually really interesting

  • @sammiechuu
    @sammiechuu ปีที่แล้ว +26

    I don't ever get bored with the telling of this fantastic misadventure. Salute to all men and women who helped the three to get back home.
    And thank u for this new upload. ❤

  • @coolultimamente2322
    @coolultimamente2322 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Love your videos! Been watching these since around 2015. I hope you keep growing on here as you have so far🎉

    • @KQJ_Diya007
      @KQJ_Diya007 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fr

    • @ananiealexandru7542
      @ananiealexandru7542 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why he keeps changing video titles?

    • @soundscape26
      @soundscape26 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ananiealexandru7542 To try to have more views. That and the thumbnails.

  • @BarbaraA.MertzRN-CCRN
    @BarbaraA.MertzRN-CCRN ปีที่แล้ว +15

    April 11th, 1970 is about to celebrate its 53rd anniversary soon. I remember the difficulty of living through the stress of just not knowing the outcome while everything transpired as well as the exhilaration of getting them back safely. Tough times and the elation of a successful return took a while to sink in. The next day we all looked at each other and said, "Are you SURE they all made it back safely?"
    "Lessons learned are like bridges burned - we only need cross them but once. Is the knowledge gained worth the price of the pain - Are the spoils worth the cost of the hunt?" [Dan Fogelberg]
    Try not to forget.

  • @joncampbell3641
    @joncampbell3641 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    What an amazing tale of talent, personal endurance, and an incredible result.

  • @paulpski9855
    @paulpski9855 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Amazing job talking about this survival story. Well done, Thoughty2! Especially considering that most people have probably seen the movie and know the story already. But as always the book is much better.

  • @chrisbentleywalkingandrambling
    @chrisbentleywalkingandrambling ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brilliant episode, thank you so much for this one.

  • @MrJdsteinhauser
    @MrJdsteinhauser ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It doesn't matter how many times I see this story, how many different ways I've heard it told. It's still so amazing

  • @KevinVenturePhilippines
    @KevinVenturePhilippines 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I still can't believe they made it. All the cards were stacked against them. Absolute Legends.

  • @matthewcarroll6640
    @matthewcarroll6640 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Great video as always! Never miss a chance to watch new Thoughty2 content. And as always love the mustache!

  • @KipIngram
    @KipIngram 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is one of the greatest real stories in history. The sheer number of things that had to be handled exactly right, under tremendous pressure, was astounding. I remember this - I was seven years old. Not really old enough to understand the drama of it all, but I could tell from the way my parents behaved that it was serious business. And when it ended in success, their elation elated me.
    It actually wasn't the Ron Howard movie that introduced "Houston, we've got a problem" to the world. There was a 1974 movie that carried that exact phrase as its title. It covered the story just four years after it happened. I heard somewhere over the years that NASA didn't approve of that movie terribly because it put a lot of emphasis on the ground crew and the personal sacrifices they made to do their part in the crisis. Later when Ron Howard made his movie, NASA specifically wanted more emphasis on the astronauts. But it sounds to me like it took everyone to pull a win out of this situation. Without stellar performance from the astronauts, they died. Without ingenuity from the ground crew, they died. It truly was a team effort.

  • @ticklishgypsy2637
    @ticklishgypsy2637 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    so glad you made a video on this story, such a crazy mission

  • @petuniasevan
    @petuniasevan ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's truly a miracle that they got home safe. All the workarounds, all the reconfiguring, all the "making it work" solutions....
    I remember the coverage hoopla after the "problem" brought the media attention that the mission SHOULD have had in the first place. I didn't want to see Dick Cavett or The Mod Squad: I wanted to see the astronauts.
    Thanks for bringing this to light again.

  • @tisjester
    @tisjester ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You absolutely nailed telling this story. Well Done.

  • @deepanshukapoor8591
    @deepanshukapoor8591 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Sir i dont know how u bring such interesting topics everytime but i have to tell u one thing ur doing extremely good u reallly deserve a huge audience 🫡 hats off to ur work lots of love and huge respect from a student from india 🤩🙏

  • @petersalinas6684
    @petersalinas6684 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thoughty2 you are absolutely the worlds best truthful story teller that has ever existed. Keep up the great work.

  • @Jibb3rs
    @Jibb3rs ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I honestly love this channel. I would have learnt so much more if my teachers were like Thoughty when I went to school

  • @jimmccarty9455
    @jimmccarty9455 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That was an awesome retelling of a story I've heard several times. Nice work dude!!

  • @haactgaming9687
    @haactgaming9687 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of my favourite “ no one left behind “ “everyone coming together to save them” stories!

    • @Thoughty265
      @Thoughty265 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @IanCocking
    @IanCocking ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Well researched Thoughty2. Always thought the fact that the first 2 LEM burns wern't included in the Movie was a serious omission. In the book it was uncertain that there would be enough electrical power to deploy the chutes and then the prolonged radio blackout.

  • @victoriaeads6126
    @victoriaeads6126 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The launch scene in the movie gives me chills EVERY TIME. I love the Saturn 5!!

  • @lt.aldoraine9161
    @lt.aldoraine9161 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of my favorite things you do is changing/honing the title for your vids. Excellent channel. Thanks for the invaluable entertainment your videos provide.

  • @topgearguy2263
    @topgearguy2263 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love your videos you literally cover everything that no one knows about.

  • @StickTogether1026
    @StickTogether1026 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I've seen the movie a few times and watched several documentaries, but your portrayal of this event really gives me a glimpse into what they might have really been thinking.

  • @acer1210
    @acer1210 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    It's an irony that we are unaware of the sacrifices they were ready to made for this mind boggling mission
    They are the real heroes. Far Far more couregous then we can think.

  • @rustycaplinger8036
    @rustycaplinger8036 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Could you do a video on ancient history, i love learning about ancient history. Dont get me wrong i still love your videos on other topics too. You are my favorite youtube channel

  • @redlaw8760
    @redlaw8760 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What an incredible story! They should make a movie out of it!

    • @marilynwasserman3273
      @marilynwasserman3273 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      "They" did! Ron Howard directed it, Tom Hanks played mission commander Jim Lovell. Lovell wrote a book about his experience: Lost Moon. Great movie!

    • @paulgregson88
      @paulgregson88 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@marilynwasserman3273 they are clearly being sarcastic

    • @tylerhamilton9056
      @tylerhamilton9056 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@marilynwasserman3273 lol bit over your head?

  • @igorouwerkerk8793
    @igorouwerkerk8793 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This story gives such a great inside on how incredibly smart the people working at NASA really are. Everything needs to be done with such great precision and every small mistake might lead to a certain death

  • @Derail07
    @Derail07 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Untold story? Didn't they make a movie about it? With Tom Hanks?

    • @KingTFD
      @KingTFD ปีที่แล้ว

      Gotta get clicks somehow

  • @NewHampshireJack
    @NewHampshireJack ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Here we have an excellent twenty-one-minute historically accurate account of the Apollo 13 mission. Lace with Thoughty2 humor, this was a joy to watch. The movie was very good but for me, this video was better. Thank you for posting.

  • @kkpopphan_biased7346
    @kkpopphan_biased7346 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Keep up the good work, I love your videos!!

  • @quandary1382
    @quandary1382 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Not sure I'd class Apollo 13 mission as untold. Tom Hanks would have something to say about that?

  • @RealCyberCrime
    @RealCyberCrime ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I’m thinking about making a similar video but hacking documentary format

  • @cali5ive124
    @cali5ive124 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This guys talent for story telling is impossibly crazily awesome!

  • @davidlancaster8152
    @davidlancaster8152 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Spacey! Excellent details. And we thought we new the whole story! Thanks Thoughty2!

  • @Rolletti21
    @Rolletti21 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I know this story inside and out...why am I crying? I'm so happy they made it back alive. Thank you Jesus they were saved and were able to return home to their families. ❤

    • @Blueknight1960
      @Blueknight1960 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretty sure Jesus didn't have anything to do with them getting back on the planet alive.

    • @MattyEngland
      @MattyEngland ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You probably cried when bambi died, doesn't make it real.

    • @Rolletti21
      @Rolletti21 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MattyEngland 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍😍😍

    • @gugman9684
      @gugman9684 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A long-time dead sand-crawling hippie whose bones have since turned to dust had no part in saving them at all.

    • @Rolletti21
      @Rolletti21 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@gugman9684 You shall see in the end. Meanwhile I'll pray for you. ❤️ 🥰🥰🥰

  • @taylormademyself89
    @taylormademyself89 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Always ready for sum thoughty2 vid 😎🤟

  • @davidanderson_surrey_bc
    @davidanderson_surrey_bc ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The three greatest rescues in history:
    1. The astronauts of Apollo 13.
    2. The children in the Thailand cave.
    3. Timmy from the well (multiple occasions, if the stories are to be believed).
    Honourable mention: The corporate depositors of Silicon Valley Bank.

  • @baliyae
    @baliyae ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The story of these brave astronauts is definitely a great one. And you tell it really well.

  • @R-towne
    @R-towne ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We love the way you tell stories,. And you just gave me new respect for the minds the astronauts have. Thanks for sharing.

  • @ProdigalPorcupine
    @ProdigalPorcupine ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Great video! I find it depressing that heroes today are reality TV 'stars' and the like. These incredible men are at the absolute pinnacle of human achievement, yet I would guess that few people today have even heard of them. It's also depressing that there was so little interest in one of the biggest events in human history that the TV channels weren't interested in broadcasting it. Well, not until it was evident that these great men might die horribly...
    Something is wrong with humanity.

  • @lulujanuary
    @lulujanuary ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow. Thank you! You made this true story come alive

  • @UptightWither
    @UptightWither ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m not sure if this is an “Untold story” as this is one of NASA’s more famous missions, and definitely the second most famous Apollo mission behind 11

  • @quaxolotl6509
    @quaxolotl6509 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    8:09 i love how he loses his mustache when he smiles lol

  • @adampatino5372
    @adampatino5372 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If you enjoyed this video so much that you need more, History Buffs has an excellent >1hr video over this mission and the movie they made about it. Give him some love if you already haven't. Nick Hodges is a top-tier TH-camr!

  • @dmonvisigoth1651
    @dmonvisigoth1651 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As always I absolutely adore your application of alliteration, Arran.

  • @MarvinHuber_KSP
    @MarvinHuber_KSP ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's not really untold but still interesting!

  • @peggycarlyle6409
    @peggycarlyle6409 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your coverage of this is better than anything else I have ever seen. You’ve brought tears to my eyes. ❤️

  • @RichardJOberle
    @RichardJOberle ปีที่แล้ว

    Having been a young boy when this happened... You did a great job of explaining all the issues.

  • @onsafari
    @onsafari ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I watched the movie and I loved it. This version however is way way better! Thank you. Keep on making mind blowing content.

  • @rikkafe6050
    @rikkafe6050 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Truly, an exceptional story teller.

  • @garrettgobrien
    @garrettgobrien ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Been listening to Thoughty2 for a while, love the stories, including this one. I have to mention though, it was the USS Iwo Jima, not the USS Iowa Jima.

    • @bobraible
      @bobraible ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ya beat me too it! I'm still chuckling over that one.

  • @chesterullrich2525
    @chesterullrich2525 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great job sharing this story, whoa

  • @babanlatif
    @babanlatif ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The shocking truth of Apollo 13 mission, they never went to the moon 😂

  • @jdday1757
    @jdday1757 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Has anyone watched Apollo 13 and listened to the Jim lovell commentary? He talks about all of the artistic license that the producers and director took with the movie and in depth explanations of everything going on in the movie as he remembered it during the actual events. Even the guys on the ground who were doing stuff such as Gary senise's playing the one astronaut I can't think of his name working hard in the simulator trying to get his friends back home. It's amazing. Anytime I watch the movie I turn on the lovell commentary

    • @electronron1
      @electronron1 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did listen the the commentary when I had the DVD but the DVD quit playing for some reason and I replaced it with the Blu Ray version which only has Ron Howard's commentary on it.

    • @jdday1757
      @jdday1757 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@electronron1 awww bummer. It would be highly worth it to get a version with Jim lovell. The one I have also has a second cd which has documentaries about the space program on it as well. A wealth of knowledge about the space program at the time. Which in my opinion is better then than it is now.

    • @ubergeek1968
      @ubergeek1968 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gary Sinise played Ken Mattingly, the original Apollo 13 CM pilot, who was scrubbed from the flight due to exposure to measles. His presence planetside was the MIRACLE that got these men home, since he knew the CM inside and out.

    • @jdday1757
      @jdday1757 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ubergeek1968 I couldn't remember the guys name

    • @MrT------5743
      @MrT------5743 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@ubergeek1968 Ken Mattingly later got to make 64 lunar orbits on Apollo 16.

  • @adventureswithmichael6589
    @adventureswithmichael6589 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been watching and enjoying your content since you first started making videos and have to say you're probably one of my favourite youtubers. Keep up the fantastic an awesome work my friend 👍

  • @norwoodwildlife9849
    @norwoodwildlife9849 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    James Lovell 94 and Fred Haise 89 are still with
    us today, unfortunately John Swigert died in 1982
    aged 51

  • @Velvet-Sunshine.
    @Velvet-Sunshine. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Well told, but I never knew these details. What a Triumph for mankind. What courage it must have took. And the knowledge, make one mistake and you're dead. Wow!!!

  • @h0m3st4r
    @h0m3st4r ปีที่แล้ว +2

    From a failed moon flight to a successful rescue. I remember this story well.

  • @davidreaper0394
    @davidreaper0394 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This movie is amazing and your recap of what happened is so good
    When they showed up it gave me chills of joy even if it was a movie

  • @pierrelaboom4026
    @pierrelaboom4026 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I never heard of this before I'm 53 and from newhampshire. Is that normal?! Excellent video!

  • @oliversherman2414
    @oliversherman2414 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This story will never cease to amaze me

  • @sandrataylor3723
    @sandrataylor3723 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Enjoyed this one a lot!

  • @yewo.m
    @yewo.m ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This actually made me tear up near the end. Just an amazing story, and boy, were they lucky

  • @dalefirmin5118
    @dalefirmin5118 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Like everyone else, I followed this intensely as a kid. I remember the newspaper article (I read them daily) that said that they just completed a maneuver the day before that would put them into orbit around the moon. Without that, they could have been lost to space or crashed into the moon if there had not been enough fuel to correct it later. Just 6 months earlier to Apollo 13 launch, there was a movie at the theaters called "Marooned" about a failed manned spacecraft in Earth orbit and its rescue. When I went to grad school in the 1980's at the University of New Orleans there was a physics professor there who designed (or helped design) the mechanical sextant installed and used on the Apollo missions, without which the astronauts would not have been able to accurately make their last course correction. (I forget his name.) This part of history is a part of my personal memory.

  • @Gooofyguy
    @Gooofyguy ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How many times do you want to change the thumbnail and title for this video?
    Thoughty2 - Yes

  • @ashishyakkala71
    @ashishyakkala71 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jack Swigert...you absolute beast

  • @MichaelSHartman
    @MichaelSHartman ปีที่แล้ว +1

    1:58
    "Houston, we've got a problem."
    "Have you ever felt others were getting better deals than you?"
    😂🤣

  • @the_lamb_sauce1641
    @the_lamb_sauce1641 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you haven’t all ready, you should make a video on Walter Summerford the man who got struck by lightning 3 times or you can argue 4. Thought it’d be a good idea 👍

  • @Tenaciousdomi
    @Tenaciousdomi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What an amazing story, holy!!! I didn't know all these details!

  • @ElicBehexan
    @ElicBehexan ปีที่แล้ว

    I was one of those glued to my television. I remember Apollo 13 so well.

  • @ALehrer-s8f
    @ALehrer-s8f 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you Thoughty 🎉

  • @jeastwood2737
    @jeastwood2737 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember this like it was yesterday ... I was living at home and my mother told us all to pray for them... I venture to say there were thousands of people praying for them... It makes me wonder if that didn't make the difference for them to beat the odds... Of course they were brilliant men and physically strong, but I sure would never rule out the power of focused prayers

    • @Thoughty265
      @Thoughty265 ปีที่แล้ว

      H͡ i͡ ,͡ T͡ h͡ a͡ n͡ k͡ s͡ f͡ o͡ r͡ w͡ a͡ t͡ c͡ h͡ i͡ n͡ g͡ a͡ n͡ d͡ c͡ o͡ m͡ m͡ e͡ n͡ t͡ i͡ n͡ g͡ o͡ n͡ m͡ y͡ p͡ o͡ s͡ t͡ .͡ I͡ r͡ e͡ a͡ l͡ l͡ y͡ a͡ p͡ p͡ r͡ e͡ c͡ i͡ a͡ t͡ e͡ ❤͡ ️͡ a͡ n͡ d͡ w͡ o͡ u͡ l͡ d͡ l͡ i͡ k͡ e͡ t͡ o͡ s͡ h͡ a͡ r͡ e͡ s͡ o͡ m͡ e͡ n͡ e͡ w͡ f͡ i͡ n͡ d͡ i͡ n͡ g͡ s͡ w͡ i͡ t͡ h͡ y͡ o͡ u͡ c͡ o͡ n͡ t͡ a͡ c͡ t͡ m͡ e͡ p͡ r͡ i͡ v͡ a͡ t͡ e͡ l͡ y͡ ♱͡ 1͡ 4͡ 4͡ 3͡ 4͡ 8͡ 3͡ 9͡ 1͡ 8͡ 8͡ n͡ o͡ w͡ h͡ a͡ t͡ s͡ a͡ p͡ p͡ 🝡 𣝡

  • @markhooper5824
    @markhooper5824 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Best feelgood true story ever.

  • @zoundstreetop
    @zoundstreetop ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The successful re-entry of A13 was one of the triumphs of humankind.

  • @adrielburned6924
    @adrielburned6924 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've heard this story many times and watched he movie many times since it came out. This narration about brought tears to my eyes.

  • @tinytim71301
    @tinytim71301 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely love the History of Apollo 13. All involved were Giants among us mortals.

  • @chiantiprice92
    @chiantiprice92 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hands down the funniest and grueling part was the alliteration of “Swigert swaggering” his way

  • @irishdylan1993
    @irishdylan1993 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a crazy story glad I watched it. scuba diving experience made me guess that CO2 would become a problem in the lunar module. I feel smart now. Moments gone though lol. These 3 men have an unbeatable survival story hands down

  • @katekrylov
    @katekrylov ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just imagine: doing algebra in a life and death situation, knowing that a single mistake might be the last one and there is no second chance. Really, people must have been smarter then.

    • @MrT------5743
      @MrT------5743 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They also had mission control double checking that math too. And later, they turned off the guidance computer anyway. So transferring the guidance information didn't matter.

  • @cytherians
    @cytherians 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    An oh-so-familiar story told brilliantly by Thoughty2. The Apollo 13 crew proved they had the right stuff. There were so many ways things could have gone wrong. I still can't fathom how Lovell was able to navigate the ship without computer assistance.

  • @rongenung
    @rongenung ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is one of T2's best videos.
    Drinking water is created as a "byproduct of reactions in the fuel cells"---I wonder how that happens? The improvised CO2 filter was brilliant. These men were not only courageous, highly intelligent and knowledgeable, they were very resourceful as well. The lesson for us all is: never leave home without duct tape. Lovell, Swigert and Haise are bona fide heroes. "Swigert swaggered his way..." LOL This mission proves that human intelligence and ingenuity surpasses AI. Thank you for this clear and concise video.

  • @billyyank2198
    @billyyank2198 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a thrilling story! Someone should make this into a movie!

  • @ianwood6655
    @ianwood6655 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always like your vids at the start because im nearly asleep at the end and in no fit state to start fumbling with my phone keep up the good work mate.