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Slow down. An electrical failure. What exactly does that mean?

6 seconds sound clip from the Apollo 13 movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:03:05 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Three million fewer viewers watched the space shot than did the last one.

- Here is ABC science editor Jules Bergman.

- The Apollo 13 spacecraft has lost all electrical power.

- Astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert are making their way through the tunnel to the lunar module, using it as a lifeboat so they'll have electrical power for their radios on the command module.

- Apollo 13 is apparently also losing breathing oxygen...

- Slow down. An electrical failure. What exactly does that mean?

- The emergency has ruled out any chance of a lunar landing...

- And could endanger the lives of the astronauts themselves if the LEM oxygen supply, plus whatever is left of the command module's oxygen can't last them until they can get back to Earth.

- What do you mean, no immediate danger? I heard they're losing oxygen. Can they get back?

- The LEM's descent rocket engine will be used in aborting the mission and getting them safely back to Earth.

- Recapping what has happened now:

[...]

Apollo 13 Sound Clip

Apollo 13 poster

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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