Apollo 13 / Leadership, Conviction

Leadership - "Finest Hour"

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[Matthew Rowland]

The stare from Gene Kranz could have melted through iron. What a tremendous performance by Ed Harris. Those of us lucky enough to have met Kranz in real like know that Harris simply nailed his portrayal of this iconic figure in American space history.

[Florhusband]

It was leadership, as much as knowledge, wisdom, skill and courage, that made up the human backbone of how the Apollo 13 astronauts were saved from a certain death in the cold vacuum of space. If I ever had to go to space, I'd like Gene Krantz - or someone just like him - at the helm in Mission Control.

[lobelia2]

no the worst disaster would come 33 years later. when all 7 crew members died

[zcm007attack]

John Aaron. A youngster (in his mid 20s) who worked on the electrical power systems of the spacecraft. With Ken Mattingly, he was instrumental in conserving the remaining power left in the Apollo spacecraft after they had to shut down then restart when it came time for reentry.

[TheVleckChannel]

Damn straight. Meet whatever comes like a boss. I loved that bit too.

And shut down any naysaying.

[Simon Lara]

God Damn It! I don't want another Estimate, I want the procedures... NOW!

[Simon Lara]

Not sure how true it is, but I love the respect everyone in mission control showed by one simple gesture... When it was time for re-entry, all the men at mission control straightened their ties, put on their jackets/vests 

[TheVleckChannel]

"With all due respect, sir...I believe this is going to be our finest hour."

End of story.

[Steven S]

Read Jim Lovell's book "Lost Moon" and you'll find out just how much more dangerous and how much more stuff Mission Control and the tree astronauts had to solve and fix than is portrayed in the movie.

[TheGroundedAviator]

Kranz is a rear man! He knew the facts those two were talking about but had worked out all that could be and focased on that.