Let me put it this way. The trajectory may be off. Their thrusters may be frozen. Their guidance system might be malfunctioning. Their heat shield could be cracked. And their parachutes might be three blocks of ice.
13 seconds sound clip from the Apollo 13 movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 02:02:51 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- We have lunar module jettison.
- Farewell, Aquarius, and we thank you.
- Mary? It's almost time, honey.
- Clearly, we have some obstacles to overcome.
- Yeah, okay, but now I'm asking you, when will we know?
- Well, blackout lasts for three minutes. If they're not back in four, we'll know.
- Velocity now reading 34,802 feet per second. Range to go 2,625 nautical miles.
- Okay, Ken, we are aligned for re-entry.
[...]