Not sure there has ever been a better example of good training and calm under pressure than the crew he commanded on 13. Fucking legend, RIP
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Zonetrooper @lemmy.world - 4mon
Listening to the actual Apollo 13 communications recordings is wild. Maybe it's just the recording, but they sound so focused and professional that the film characters seem panicky by comparison!
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circuitfarmer - 4mon
There's a whole scene in the film where they're freaking out and Tom Hanks asks something like "are we on vox?!" and then is chill once he actually calls in to Houston. I get the idea of artistic license for dramatic effect, but I always thought it was such a slight on the professionalism of that crew to even claim there was such a breakdown.
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Rhaedas - 4mon
o7, RIP
An awesome life.
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Fredselfish @lemmy.world - 4mon
Holy shit he was still alive? Wow, wonder what he thought of the movie?
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Rhaedas - 4mon
He was one of the writers.
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circuitfarmer - 4mon
He's in it. He's the guy who greets Tom Hanks and shakes his hand on he recovery ship after they reenter.
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Miles O'Brien - 4mon
O7
I know what I'm watching tonight...
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valkyre09 @lemmy.world - 4mon
My stupid ass thought o7 was an astronaut movie I hadn’t seen yet
Revisited Apollo 13 this morning. The entirety of their mission, from grinding simulations to Saturn 5 clearing the tower to disaster to recovery is a testament to what a roomful (and LEM full) of humanity at the top of their game can accomplish.
cm0002 in space
Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander, dies at age 97
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jim-lovell-dies-age-97-apollo-13-commander/Not sure there has ever been a better example of good training and calm under pressure than the crew he commanded on 13. Fucking legend, RIP
Listening to the actual Apollo 13 communications recordings is wild. Maybe it's just the recording, but they sound so focused and professional that the film characters seem panicky by comparison!
There's a whole scene in the film where they're freaking out and Tom Hanks asks something like "are we on vox?!" and then is chill once he actually calls in to Houston. I get the idea of artistic license for dramatic effect, but I always thought it was such a slight on the professionalism of that crew to even claim there was such a breakdown.
o7, RIP
An awesome life.
Holy shit he was still alive? Wow, wonder what he thought of the movie?
He was one of the writers.
He's in it. He's the guy who greets Tom Hanks and shakes his hand on he recovery ship after they reenter.
O7
I know what I'm watching tonight...
My stupid ass thought o7 was an astronaut movie I hadn’t seen yet
o7
Nothing but respect and admiration. Rest easy.
https://apnews.com/article/james-lovell-dies-obituary-apollo-13-astronaut-ed08c1efc0a74fbd9d47868ff9983a23
Fuck CBS
Rip
Revisited Apollo 13 this morning. The entirety of their mission, from grinding simulations to Saturn 5 clearing the tower to disaster to recovery is a testament to what a roomful (and LEM full) of humanity at the top of their game can accomplish.