Apollo 13 Page #3

precisely when you and Haise will

be ascending from the lunar surface.

That's a lousy time for a fever.

Jack Swigert has been

out of the loop for weeks.

He's fully qualified

to fly this mission.

He's a fine pilot, but when was

the last time he was in a simulator?

I'm sorry, Jim.

I understand how you feel.

We can do one of two things.

We can either scrub Mattingly

and go with Swigert...

or we can bump all three of you

to a later mission.

I've trained

for the Fra Mauro highlands...

and this is flight surgeon

horseshit, Deke!

Jim, if you hold out for Ken,

you will not be on Apollo 13.

It's your decision.

Oh, let it ring.

Listen, I-I gotta take that.

- Oh, why?

- Because I'm on the backup crew...

and the backup crew has to set up

the guest list and book the hotel room.

Swigert. Yeah.

I looked all around

Yes. Yes, sir.

Uh-uh, I understand.

- Thank you, sir.

- Why don't you come with me, little girl

On a magic carpet ride

Well, you don't know

what we can see

Why don't you tell

your dreams to me

Well, I, uh...

Damn.

Medical guys.

I had a feeling when they started doing

all the blood tests that, uh...

I mean, I know it's their ass if I get

sick up there, but, I mean... Jesus!

Oh, boy.

Swigert, he'll be fine. He's, uh...

He's strong.

It'll be a hell of a mission.

One for the books.

You sure about this?

Why don't I talk to Deke?

I'm sure we can work this out.

This was my call.

Must've been a tough one.

Look, I don't have the measles.

I'm not gonna get the measles.

Sh*t. Ken, wait up.

Trajectory is holding steady.

We're right on the line.

We're into program 64. We're in 05 Gs,

so we're feeling that gravity now.

Houston, we are at 400,000 feet

passing entry interphase.

About to lose signal.

Reentry data is nominal,

and we have radio blackout.

What's the story here?

I got a corridor light.

We're comin' in too shallow.

I'm goin' to manual.

- Houston, switching to S.C.S.

- Roger, Thirteen.

Okay, we're at three Gs.

Five Gs.

We're comin' in too steep.

I'm gonna stay in this roll,

see if I can pull us out.

We're at eight Gs.

Nine. Ten.

- We're at 12 Gs.

- Twelve Gs. We're burnin' up.

Damn it!

I gave 'em a false indicator light

at entry interphase.

Even Mattingly didn't

get it the first time.

How ya feelin', Freddo?

Char-broiled.

So what happened?

Came in too steep. We're dead.

- No sh*t.

- Yeah, we were into program 67 there.

Okay, we're gonna

do this again, obviously...

but give us a minute

to get our switches reset.

Jim, could we have a word?

Oh, sure, Deke.

We're going to drop off line

and debrief.

- So?

- Well...

if I had a dollar for every time

they killed me in this thing...

I wouldn't have

to work for you, Deke.

Well, we have two days.

We'll be ready.

Let's do it again.

Do it again.

Margaret, get them!

Fred, Stephen, come here!

- Daddy!

- Watch out! You'll fall!

We can't go across that road.

We don't want Daddy to get our germs

and get sick in outer space.

Hey, boys. Not givin' your mom

a hard time, are ya?

Princess, you look beautiful.

Jack!

Well, hey, that looks

like Marilyn Lovell.

But it can't be.

She's not coming to the launch.

I heard it was gonna be

a hell of a show.

Who told you that?

Some guy I know.

You can't live without me.

Okay, folks.

Let's say good night.

- We got a big day tomorrow.

- Good night!

You hear about Ken?

Yeah.

One, two.

Stand back, please.

Ah, Guenter Wendt.

I wonder where Guenter went?

Jim.

- You walk on ze moon, ja?

- Ja. Ja, we walk and...

and we talk on ze moon.

How do you feel? Pretty good?

Good. Might be a little

warmer in here, huh?

- How are you today? Ready?

- Good. Yeah.

Oh! Oh! Jeez! Oh!

Oh, God, no!

Oh, no.

- Okay, we have the oxygen burn system?

- Check.

- We have the helmet restraint ring?

- Check.

Communication umbilical on.

- Fred.

- What?

- Gum.

- Aw, sorry.

Thanks.

I'm gonna give these guys

a beautiful ride.

Sure you will, Jack.

You need more air?

You want some apple?

- Marilyn, hey!

- Mary.

Aw, I hate this already.

You're not just about to pop,

are you?

No. I got 30 days

'til this blast-off.

This is for Gene.

Mrs. Kranz has pulled out

the needle and thread again.

The last one looked like

he bought it off a gypsy.

Well, you can't argue with tradition.

Copy that.

This is from your wife, Gene.

Thank you, Tom.

I was startin' to get worried.

There we go.

- I like it. I like that one, Gene.

- Sharp, Gene.

Jim, you're all set.

Very sharp.

Hey, Gene, I guess we can go now.

Save it for splashdown, guys.

Apollo 13 flight controllers,

listen up.

Give me a go,

no go for launch.

- Booster.

- Go.

- RETRO.

- Go.

- FIDO.

- We're go, Flight.

- Guidance.

- Guidance go.

- Surgeon.

- Go, Flight.

- EECOM.

- We're go, Flight.

- GNC.

- We're go.

- TELMU. Control.

- Go.

- Go, Flight.

- Procedures.

- Go.

- INCO.

- Go.

- FAO.

- We are go.

- Network. Recovery.

- Go.

- Go.

- CAPCOM.

- We're go, Flight.

Launch Control, this is Houston.

We are go for launch.

Roger that, Houston.

Pad leader, what's your status?

We are go for launch.

T minus 60 seconds and counting.

- Stand by.

- Roger.

Fuel pumps.

This is it. A few bumps

and we're haulin' the mail.

Control, this is Guidance.

They're ready for takeoff.

We are go for launch.

- T minus...

- 15... 14...

ten... nine...

eight... seven...

six... ignition sequence starts...

three... two... one...

ignition!

The clock is running!

We have lift-off!

Houston, we have cleared

the tower at 1313.

Okay, guys, we got it.

Come on, baby. Come on.

Altitude is on the line.

Velocity right on the line.

Roll complete. We are pitching.

Thirteen, stand by

for mode one Bravo.

FIDO, how we lookin'?

Looks good, Flight.

Right down the middle.

We see your B.P.C.

Is clear, Thirteen.

Roger. E.D.S. To manual.

Inboard.

Get ready for a little jolt, fellas.

That was some little jolt.

Tower jett.

Houston, we've got a center engine

cutoff. Go on the other four.

Roger that, Thirteen.

We show the same.

Booster, can you

confirm that cutoff?

- Roger. Looks like we lost it.

- FIDO, what's that going to do?

Stand by, Flight.

I need to know if the I.U.'s

correcting for the shutdown.

Houston, what's the story

on engine five?

We're still go. We'll be all right

as long as we don't lose another one.

- Roger that.

- Thirteen, we're not sure

why the inboard was out...

but the other engines are go,

so we're gonna burn those engines...

a little bit longer.

Roger that.

Our gimbals are good.

Our trim is good.

Looks like we just had

our glitch for this mission.

- 13, stand by for staging.

- Roger that.

S-2 shutdown. S-4B ignition.

Thrust looks good, Flight.

Flight, S-4B cutoff

in ten seconds.

Thirteen, this is Houston.

Predicted cutoff is 12 plus 34, over.

Coming up on 12 minutes 34.

- And...

- SECO!

Shutdown.

And that, gentlemen,

is how we do that.

Oh, boy. Hope I can sleep.

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