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12/06/2004, 8:06 PM Lynda Joined on 22/03/2004 Norwich Posts 2,483 Apollo 13 disaster I remember returning home from work one evening and went straight to my television to turn the 6 0'clock news on and was greeted with the sight of the Apollo spacecraft exploding. I was still standing there with coat on and bags in hand - I was so shocked at what had happened I just stood there to hear the details. I felt so sorry for all those left behind and such a waste of life for those astronauts. Lynda  Technology is great when it works.    Report

13/06/2004, 5:58 PM Matty Joined on 29/01/2004 Vancouver Island, Canada Posts 1,720 Re: Apollo 13 disaster I was at work in my office when the environmental manager dashed in. His wife had phoned to say the disaster had happened. This chap asked me to plug in my radio and then about eight more folks came in to listen. Eventually, I gave them the radio - too much to take.    Report

11/10/2005, 9:14 AM kelvin smith Joined on 10/10/2005 Posts 2 RE: Apollo 13 disaster Apollo 13 wasn't a disaster ! All the Astronauts returned to Earth ok.   Maybe you are thinking of Apollo 1 or the Challenger & Columbia shuttle disasters    Report

14/10/2005, 8:43 AM Lynda Joined on 22/03/2004 Norwich Posts 2,483 RE: Apollo 13 disaster Quote: Apollo 13 wasn't a disaster ! All the Astronauts returned to Earth ok. Maybe you are thinking of Apollo 1 or the Challenger & Columbia shuttle disasters Yes, Kelvin, you are right! I found this website page on Google and the photo on the right is similar to the picture I remember on the 6 o'clcok news on the evening in question. http://www.life.com/Life/space/challenger/challenger02.html Lynda  Technology is great when it works.    Report

02/06/2008, 11:20 AM Jim Barley Joined on 12/04/2006 Norwich Posts 6 Re: RE: Apollo 13 disaster  Lynda wrote: Apollo 13 wasn't a disaster ! All the Astronauts returned to Earth ok. Maybe you are thinking of Apollo 1 or the Challenger & Columbia shuttle disasters Yes, Kelvin, you are right! I found this website page on Google and the photo on the right is similar to the picture I remember on the 6 o'clcok news on the evening in question. http://www.life.com/Life/space/challenger/challenger02.html In many respects, the safe return of the Apollo 13 astronauts was a major triumph for Nasa. It must be remembered that these days there is more computing power behind the dashboard of modern cars or your average scientific calculator than the room-sized Apollo computer with its 36k memory! The accident in the service module would not have been anticipated, and therefore there was probably no Plan B - if you want some idea of the tension in the command module and on the ground, watch the film "Apollo 13" with Tom Hanks playing the part of Jim Lovell, the mission commander.      Report

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