Ep. 25 Apollo 13: How Duct Tape, Plastic Bags, and a Sock Stopped the Worst Space Disaster of All Time

History Fix - A podcast by Shea LaFountaine - Sundays

“Okay, Houston we’ve had a problem here. This is Houston, say it again please. Uh, Houston we’ve had a problem.” That 7 seconds of audio has been immortalized throughout time, history, and culture. Even if that was your first time hearing the original audio, you’ve definitely heard the quote “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” That’s astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of NASA’s Apollo 13 mission to the moon in 1970. But did you know the context of that quote? What the actual problem is? Did you know...