Put on the translation controllers, all backwards so if the Earth starts drifting down you need to thrust aft, not forward.

12 seconds sound clip from the Apollo 13 movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:41:12 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I know what you're trying to do. I guarantee I won't hold you personally responsible.

- If it lights, it lights. Let Lovell do the rest.

- Okay.

- They're gonna burn the engine and steer it manually attempting to keep the Earth in the window.

- Okay, this is gonna take all three of us.

- Freddo, you handle the pitch.

- Put on the translation controllers, all backwards so if the Earth starts drifting down you need to thrust aft, not forward.

- I'll do the same on mine with everything else.

- We're going to burn at 10 percent thrust for 39 seconds. Jack, you time us?

- Got it.

- Give us a count of the last 10 seconds up to 39. Let's not miss this.

- You up to this, Freddo?

- I'm with you.

[...]

Apollo 13 Sound Clip

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Voice quotes and sound clips from the movie Apollo 13 (1995). All waveform samples are in .wav and .mp3 format.

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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