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I'm Jim Lovell and we're broadcasting to you tonightfrom an altitude of almost 200 000 milesaway from the face of the Earthand we have a pretty good show in store for you tonightWe are going to show
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Apollo 13

That, uh, was supposed to be the theme to "2001", in honor of our command module Odyssey,...

Jim Lovell:
Okay, uh, good evening, America, and welcome aboard Apollo 13. I'm Jim Lovell, and we're broadcasting to you tonight from an altitude of almost 200,000 miles away from the... the face of the Earth, and we have a pretty good show in store for you tonight. We are going to show you just what, uh, life is like for the three of us in the vast expanse of outer space.Jim Lovell:Okay, one of the first things we'd like to do is provide you with the appropriate background music. So, uh, hit it there, Freddo.Fred Haise: Hello, world!Jim Lovell:That, uh, was supposed to be the theme to "2001", in honor of our command module Odyssey, but there seems to have been a last-minute change in the program

Full Transcript

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I'm Jim Lovell and we're broadcasting to you tonight
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from an altitude of almost 200 000 miles
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away from the face of the Earth
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and we have a pretty good show in store for you tonight
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We are going to show you just what
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life is like for the three of us here
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in the vast expanse of outer space
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That's true Everyone at the Control Center was watching the baseball game
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It was a Monday night in Houston
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This TV was being broadcast and sent down to the Control Center
Duration
37 seconds
Views
907
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:23
Uploaded
Feb 25, 2026
Genres
adventure, drama, history
Production
Imagine Entertainment,Universal Pictures

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Movie Summary

NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.

Actors

Tom Hanks
Jim Lovell
Tom Hanks
Bill Paxton
Fred Haise
Bill Paxton
When l go up on 19 l'm gonna take my entire collection of Johnny Cash along - Apollo 13 00:07
When l go up on 19 l'm gonna take my entire collection...
This whole broadcast was taken off the actual tapes wasn't itYesOne said we made going to the moonas exciting as a trip to Pittsburgh - Apollo 13 00:14
This whole broadcast was taken off the actual tapes...
This is something we always like to do in zero gravity. - Apollo 13 00:17
This is something we always like to do in zero gravity.
Come here and take Do they know they're not on the airWe'll tell them when they get back - Apollo 13 00:08
Come here and take Do they know they're not on the...
If anyone from the IRS is watchingI forgot to file my 1040 returnI meant to do it todayThat's no joke They'll jump on him - Apollo 13 00:14
If anyone from the IRS is watchingI forgot to file my 1040...
[Alarm sounding] - Apollo 13 00:07
[Alarm sounding]
What did you do Nothing l stirred the tanks - Apollo 13 00:05
What did you do Nothing l stirred the tanks
Houston we have a problem - Apollo 13 00:04
Houston we have a problem
Ls this an instrumentation problem or are we looking at real power losslt's reading a quadruple failure That can't happenlt's got to be instrumentation - Apollo 13 00:11
Ls this an instrumentation problem or are we looking at real...
These guys are talking about bangs and shimmiesDoesn't sound like instrumentation - Apollo 13 00:07
These guys are talking about bangs and shimmiesDoesn't...
Houston we are venting something out into spacel can see it outside of window one right nowlt's definitely uh a gas of some sortlt's got to be the oxygen - Apollo 13 00:23
Houston we are venting something out into spacel can see it...
Let's work the problem peopleLet's not make things worse by guessin' - Apollo 13 00:07
Let's work the problem peopleLet's not make things...
Let's look at this thing from a standpoint of statusWhat have we got on the spacecraft that's good - Apollo 13 00:12
Let's look at this thing from a standpoint of...
EECOM: Flight? GENE: Yeah. Go, EECCM. - Apollo 13 00:30
EECOM: Flight? GENE: Yeah. Go, EECCM.
Um Flight l recommend we shut down the reactant valves of the fuel cellsWhat the hell good is that gonna dolf that's where the leak is we can isolate itWe can isolate it there save what's left in the tanks and we can run on the good cellYou close 'em you - Apollo 13 00:28
Um Flight l recommend we shut down the reactant valves of...
We just lost the moon - Apollo 13 00:04
We just lost the moon
Lf this doesn't workwe're not gonna have enough power left to get home - Apollo 13 00:07
Lf this doesn't workwe're not gonna have enough...
Freddo how long does it take to power up the LEMThree hours by the checklistWe don't have that much time - Apollo 13 00:10
Freddo how long does it take to power up the LEMThree hours...
The lunar module just became a lifeboat - Apollo 13 00:05
The lunar module just became a lifeboat
Odyssey this is Houston We need you to power down immediatelyYou're gonna have to power up the LEM at the same time so you better get somebody over thereWe already have Freddo in the LEM HoustonWe've got serious time pressureYou've got to get the guidance - Apollo 13 00:37
Odyssey this is Houston We need you to power down...