Apollo 13 Page #5

We have a main bus B undervolt.

- We've got a lot

of thruster activity here.

- What's with the computer now?

It just went off line.

There's another master alarm.

- I'm checking the quad.

- That was no repress valve.

- Maybe it's in quad C.

I'm gonna reconfigure the R.C.S.

- We've got a computer restart.

- We've got a ping light.

- The way these are firing

doesn't make sense.

We've got multiple caution and warning,

Houston. We've got to reset and restart.

I'm going to S.C.S.

Jesus. Flight, their

heart rates are skyrocketing.

- EECOM, what's your data telling you?

- O2 tank two not reading at all.

Tank one is at 725 psi

and falling.

Fuel cells one and three

are, uh...

Oh, boy, what's going on here?

Flight, let me get back to you.

Flight, GNC.

They're all over the place.

- They keep yawing close to gimbal lock.

- I keep losing radio signal.

Flight, their antennae

must be flipped around.

They're gonna have to do it

manually if they do it at all.

One at a time, people.

Is this an instrumentation problem

or are we looking at real power loss?

It's reading a quadruple failure.

That can't happen.

It's got to be

instrumentation.

Let's get the hatch buttoned.

The LEM might have been hit by a meteor.

The tunnel's really torquin'

with all this movement.

Houston, we had a pretty large bang

there associated with a master alarm.

Sh*t, it's main bus A.

- Main bus A undervolt?

- Main bus A undervolt down to...

It's reading 25 and a half.

Main bus B is reading zip now.

We got a wicked shimmy up here.

These guys are talking

about bangs and shimmies.

Doesn't sound like instrumentation.

- You are breaking up, 13.

- Can't get this hatch to seal.

Just stow it. If we'd been hit

by a meteor, we'd be dead by now.

I'm gonna try to get us

out of this lurch.

Houston, did you say

switch to omni Bravo?

- Roger that, Thirteen.

- The signal strength went way down.

It's fighting me. What's the story?

We keep flirting with gimbal lock.

We need a confirmation.

What systems do you have down?

- I'm having a hard time, Rick.

- S.M.R.C.S. Helium one.

- Did you say switch to omni Charlie?

- A and C are barber pole.

Houston, I'm switching over

quad C to main A.

Roger that, Thirteen.

Okay, Houston, fuel cell one,

fuel cell three.

We got a main bus B undervolt,

cryo pressure, suit compressor.

What don't we have?

A.C. Bus one, A.C. Bus two...

command module computer

and O2 flow high.

I don't know. Maybe this is

a caution and warning failure.

Houston, we are venting

something out into space.

I can see it outside

of window one right now.

It's definitely, uh...

a gas of some sort.

It's got to be the oxygen.

Roger, Odyssey.

We copy your venting.

- Give me an alignment.

- Let's think about the kind

of things we can connect.

- Let's start back at the beginning.

- Anything look abnormal?

Okay, listen up. Quiet down, people.

Quiet down. Quiet down.

Let's stay cool, people.

Procedures, I need another

computer up in the R.T.C.C.

I want everybody to alert

your support teams.

Wake up anybody you need

and get them in here.

Let's work the problem, people.

Let's not make things worse

by guessin'.

the room. We're gonna get you answers.

We keep venting, we're gonna keep

hitting the edge of that deadband.

Take a look at the O2

on number one.

O2 tank two still zero.

- Tank one:
218 psi and falling.

- Is that what you're gettin'? Confirm.

- We're seeing the same, 13.

- Can we review our status, Sy?

Let's look at this thing

from a standpoint of status.

What have we got

on the spacecraft that's good?

I'll get back to you, Gene.

We're not gonna have

power much longer.

The ship's bleedin' to death.

- Flight?

- Yeah. Go, EECOM.

Um, Flight, I recommend we shut down

the reactant valves of the fuel cells.

What the hell good

is that gonna do?

If that's where the leak is,

we can isolate it.

We can isolate it there,

save what's left in the tanks,

and we can run on the good cell.

You close 'em,

you can't open 'em again.

You can't land on the moon

with one healthy fuel cell.

Gene, the Odyssey is dying.

From my chair here,

this is the last option.

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay, Sy.

CAPCOM, let's have them

close the reactant valves.

Thirteen, this is Houston.

We want you to close react valves

on cells one and three. Do you copy?

Are you saying you want

the whole smash?

Closing down the react valves

for fuel cells shut down?

Shutting down the fuel cells?

Did I hear you right?

Yeah, they heard me right.

Tell them we think that's

the only way they can stop the leak.

Yeah, Jim. We think that closing

the react valves may stop the leak.

- Did he copy that?

- Do you copy, Jim?

Yes, Houston, we copy.

We just lost the moon.

Okay, Freddo,

shut those down.

Let's see what this does.

If this doesn't work...

we're not gonna have enough

power left to get home.

- Sh*t!

- Goddamn it!

Houston, O2 on one is still falling.

Freddo, how long does it take

to power up the LEM?

Three hours by the checklist.

We don't have that much time.

Sh*t!

Okay, now, Jack, before the batteries

completely die on us in here...

let's power down everything so we can

save as much as we can for reentry.

Fifteen minutes of oxygen and that's it.

The command module will be dead.

Okay. Okay, guys, listen up.

Here's the drill.

We're moving the astronauts

over to the LEM.

We've got to get some oxygen up there.

TELMU, Control, I want emergency power

procedure; essential hardware only.

GNC, EECOM, we're gonna be shutting down

the command module at the same time.

We'll have to transfer the guidance

system from one computer to the other...

so I want those numbers up and ready

when our guys are in position.

We've gotta transfer all control

data over the LEM computer...

before the command module dies.

The lunar module

just became a lifeboat.

Odyssey, this is Houston.

We need you to power down immediately.

You're gonna have to power up

the LEM at the same time, so you

better get somebody over there.

We already have Freddo

in the LEM, Houston.

We've got serious time pressure.

You've got to get

the guidance program transferred,

and you've got to do it before you're

out of power in the command module...

or you're not gonna be able

to navigate up there.

How much time?

Can you give me a number?

Well, we're looking at less than 15

minutes of life support in the Odyssey.

We've got 15 minutes, Freddo.

It's worse than I thought.

Houston, be aware I've moved

from the command module into the LEM.

If Jack can't get that guidance computer

data transferred before they go dead...

- They won't even know

which way they're pointed.

- That's right.

- That's a bad way to fly.

- I'll be in 210 if you need me.

Houston, this is Thirteen.

Are you back with me now?

Aquarius, this is Houston. You now have

about 12 minutes to power up.

I can't see any stars. Man, there's a

lot of debris floatin' around out there.

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