top | item 46460536 (no title) Coffeewine | 2 months ago Heh, it’s impossible for me to look at these without hearing the launch theme from Apollo 13 in my head. Such a glorious programme. discuss order hn newest alex1138|2 months ago I like it but I really hate how they felt it "added drama" to put in a fictional argumentSwigert was nothing but capable and professional and nobody blamed him (even in anger) for the oxygen tank explosion hypercube33|1 month ago I think I read (on HN?) that the number 5 engine shutdown saved the spacecraft and it's glazed over in the movie. I think they really didn't pay a lot of attention to it but if it didn't shut off it had a high probability of blowing up
alex1138|2 months ago I like it but I really hate how they felt it "added drama" to put in a fictional argumentSwigert was nothing but capable and professional and nobody blamed him (even in anger) for the oxygen tank explosion hypercube33|1 month ago I think I read (on HN?) that the number 5 engine shutdown saved the spacecraft and it's glazed over in the movie. I think they really didn't pay a lot of attention to it but if it didn't shut off it had a high probability of blowing up
hypercube33|1 month ago I think I read (on HN?) that the number 5 engine shutdown saved the spacecraft and it's glazed over in the movie. I think they really didn't pay a lot of attention to it but if it didn't shut off it had a high probability of blowing up
alex1138|2 months ago
Swigert was nothing but capable and professional and nobody blamed him (even in anger) for the oxygen tank explosion
hypercube33|1 month ago