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To know what it's really like, as opposed to what movies depict, just read the transcript of the famous Apollo 13 incident. Remember the movie version? Read wha
by alain94040 11y ago
To know what it's really like, as opposed to what movies depict, just read the transcript of the famous Apollo 13 incident. Remember the movie version? Read what they really said here (http://apollo13.spacelog.org/page/02:07:55:19/ http://apollo13.spacelog.org/page/02:07:55:19/). For instance:
Okay. And we're looking at our S—SERVICE MODULE RCS HELIUM 1. We have—B is barber poled and D is barber poled, HELIUM 2, D is barber pole, and SECONDARY PROPELLANTS, I have A and C barber pole. BMAG temperatures?
Less dramatic than in the movies. A lot more engineering and detail-oriented.
- sageabilly 11y agoThat is an incredible read. I'd imagine that a lot of what an astronaut needs is nerves of steel when something goes wrong. I can't imagine what it was like in Apollo 13 knowing that something had gone stupendously wrong and if you didn't make the exact right decisions from that point forward you'd never get home again, alive or dead.
- Oxydepth 11y agoThe best part about it is the fact that they actually did make it! Which makes it all the better. There's a sense of anxiety while reading even if you know the outcome.