40th Anniversary of Apollo 13 - Annual John H. Glenn Lecture

Forty years after Apollo 13, the Smithsonians National Air and Space Museum welcomed Apollo 13 mission commander Jim Lovell, lunar module pilot Fred Haise, Apollo 16 command module pilot Ken Mattingly, and mission controller Gene Kranz for a panel discussion about that historic mission. The lecture was presented April 15, 2010 at the National Air and Space Museum, with Director John R. Dailey and Senator John H. Glenn, astronaut and first American to orbit the Earth, providing introductions.

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[Claude Rains]

It didn't have a problem, it slipped on the crane installing it.

The problems came when they tested it, had not known the voltage difference and got in a hurry getting ready it ready for the Apollo 13 final flight.

Its a damn miracle they all did not die! It was nothing short of devine intervention that saved them. If those tanks end up on any other flight before or after they all die.

I studied everything about that flight for 10 years. I been documenting all of it and will post my finding

[101southsideboy]

i heard this s-m was first slated to fly on Apollo 10 but was replaced due to some problem they had with it i can not recall for sure what the problem was but i think it had something to do with a fan that in the 02 tank that end up exploding

[Perkelenaattori]

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[youreale]

wonderful... thanks for share !

[djjbzombies]

Hes been there for every one they've had. remarkable, well not really when you consider the man were referring to. EVERY MAN ALIVE TODAY can take a thing or two from Mr. Glenn. He knows this, and gives lectures for those of us who know it to.

[KScholefield51]

So glad to have found this video. Loved the history of our space program, especially the apollo program, loved Ron Howard's movie adaptation to the real events, and even though I wasn't alive at that time, I sure wish I was to have witnessed the events, not particular apollo 13 but the entire program in general. These men are the definition of courage, and bravery in the face of extreme danger, same as our men fighting overseas and to me, they are no different. Heroes, all of them.