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Gene we have a situation brewing with the carbon dioxideWe got a CO2 filter problem on the lunar moduleFive filters on the LEM Meant for 2 guys for a day and a halfl told the doc They're already up to
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Apollo 13

Well, I suggest you gentlemen invent a way to put a square peg in a round hole. Rapidly

EECOM Gold:
Gene, we have a situation brewing with the carbon dioxide.INCO Gold:We got a CO2 filter problem on the lunar module.EECOM Gold:Five filters on the LEM.INCO Gold:Which was meant for two guys for a day and a half. So I told the doc...Dr. Chuck:We're already up to 8 on the gauges. Anything over 15, and you get impaired judgment, blackouts, the beginnings of brain asphyxia.Gene Kranz:What about the scrubbers on the command module?INCO Gold:They take square cartridges.EECOM Gold:And the ones on the LEM are round.Gene Kranz: Tell me this isn't a government operation.EECOM Gold:This just isn't a contingency we've remotely looked at.Dr. Chuck:Those CO2 levels are gonna be getting toxic.Gene Kranz:Well, I suggest you gentlemen invent a way to put a square peg in a round hole. Rapidly

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Gene we have a situation brewing with the carbon dioxide
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We got a CO2 filter problem on the lunar module
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Five filters on the LEM Meant for 2 guys for a day and a half
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l told the doc They're already up to 8 on the gauges
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Anything over 15 and you get impaired judgment blackouts
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beginnings of brain asphyxia What about the scrubbers on the command module
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They take square cartridges The ones on the LEM are round
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Tell me this isn't a government operation
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This just isn't a contingency we've remotely looked at
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Those CO2 levels are gonna be getting toxic
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l suggest you invent a way to put a square peg in a round hole rapidly
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01:20:03
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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 Wood
Eecom Gold
Tom Wood
Ben Bode
Inco Gold
Ben Bode
Christian Clemenson
Dr. Chuck
Christian Clemenson
Ed Harris
Gene Kranz
Ed Harris
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And you sir are a steely eyed missile man
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Are you scaredWell don't you worry honeylf they could...
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L knew it l knew it How about that LEM huhHow about itGuess...
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