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Let's work the problem peopleLet's not make things worse by guessin'
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Apollo 13

Let's work the problem people. Let's not make things worse by guessing

Gene Kranz:
Let's work the problem people. Let's not make things worse by guessing

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Let's work the problem people
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Let's not make things worse by guessin'
Available in 8 languages
Duration
7 seconds
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882
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:41
Uploaded
Feb 26, 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

Ed Harris
Gene Kranz
Ed Harris
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...
Lf Jack can't get that guidance computer data transferred before they go deadThey won't even know which way they're pointed That's rightThat's a bad way to fly l'll be in 210 if you need me - Apollo 13 00:11
Lf Jack can't get that guidance computer data...
We're out of whack l'm trying to pitch down but we're yawing to the leftWhy can't l null this outShe wasn't designed to fly attached like thislt's like flying with a dead elephant on our back - Apollo 13 00:15
We're out of whack l'm trying to pitch down but...
Watch that middle gimbal We don't want you tumbling off into spaceFreddo inform Houston l'm well aware of the goddamn gimbalsRoger that Houstonl don't need to hear the obviousl've got the frappin' eight ball in front of me Andy we're on VOXAquarius this - Apollo 13 00:25
Watch that middle gimbal We don't want you tumbling off...
JeffreyWhy are so many people hereOh well you know your dad's flying his missionHe said he was going to get me a moon rockRightWellsomething broke on your daddy's spaceshipand he's gonna have to turn around before he even gets to the moonWas it the door - Apollo 13 00:43
JeffreyWhy are so many people hereOh well you know your...
Why are so many people here? - Apollo 13 00:17
Why are so many people here?
Gentlemen l want you all to forget the flight planFrom this moment on we are improvising a new missionSorry about thatWe'll get somebody to look at that Find a bulb around hereHow do we get our people homeThey are hereDo we turn 'em around straight back - Apollo 13 01:31
Gentlemen l want you all to forget the flight planFrom this...
Gene l'm wondering what the Grumman guys think about thisWe can't make any guarantees We designed the LEM to land on the moonnot fire the engine out there for course correctionsWell unfortunately we're not landing on the moon are we - Apollo 13 00:17
Gene l'm wondering what the Grumman guys think about...
L don't care what anything was designed to do l care about what it can do - Apollo 13 00:07
L don't care what anything was designed to do l care...
He specifically wanted a quote from a flight director Who wanted a quoteThe President The PresidentNixon He wants oddsWe are not losing the crewl gotta give him odds Five to one againstThree to one l don't think they're that goodWe are not losing those - Apollo 13 00:21
He specifically wanted a quote from a flight director Who...
Mare TranquillitatisNeil and Buzz's old neighborhoodComin' up on Mount MarilynJim you gotta take a look at thisl've seen it - Apollo 13 00:18
Mare TranquillitatisNeil and Buzz's old...
So long Earth Catch you on the flip side - Apollo 13 00:05
So long Earth Catch you on the flip side
Gentlemen what are your intentionsl'd like to go home - Apollo 13 00:11
Gentlemen what are your intentionsl'd like to go home