But he died of cancer before he was able to take office.
5 seconds sound clip from the Apollo 13 movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 02:12:58 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- It was a minor defect that occurred two years before I was even named the flight's commander.
- He never flew in space again.
- But he died of cancer before he was able to take office.
- Gene Kranz retired as Director of Flight Operations just not long ago.
- And many other members of Mission Control have gone on to other things, but some are still there.
- And as for me, the seven extraordinary days of Apollo 13 were my last in space.
[...]
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Actors: Tom Hanks (Jim Lovell), Bill Paxton (Fred Haise), Kevin Bacon (Jack Swigert), Gary Sinise (Ken Mattingly), Ed Harris (Gene Kranz)
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