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Worst of all, if the pyrotechnics that control the parachutes have been damaged, the chutes may not open at all, causing the spacecraft to hit the water not at a gentle 20 miles per hour, but at a suicidal 300.

14 seconds sound clip from the Apollo 13 movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:58:06 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- Oh, man, that's incredible.

- The heat shield.

- The heat will build up to as much as 3,000 or 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. On a lunar re-entry flight, the heat approaches 4,000 degrees.

- Did Jim make Eagle Scout or not?

- Yes, he did.

- He did.

- If the heat shield is even slightly cracked, the extreme cold could have split it wide open.

- Worst of all, if the pyrotechnics that control the parachutes have been damaged, the chutes may not open at all, causing the spacecraft to hit the water not at a gentle 20 miles per hour, but at a suicidal 300.

- Perhaps never in human history has the entire world been united by such a global drama.

- In New York City, thousands of people have gathered to watch updates of the mission in Times Square.

- Many countries offered help, and the State Department said it would ask for it if it were needed.

- The House and Senate passed resolutions calling on the American people to pray tonight for the astronauts.

- In Rome, Pope Paul led 50,000 people in prayers for the safe return of the astronauts. In Jerusalem, prayers at the Wailing Wall.

[...]

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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