Apollo 13 evaluation action
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Grumman Rep: Gene, I want you to understand we've never tried this before: burn, cold soak, burn, cold soak, burn, manual control.
Gene Kranz: Look, it will ignite, will it not?
Grumman Rep: I just want you to know the engine's never been tried like this. That's all I'm trying to tell you.
Gene Kranz: Look, I know what you're trying to do. I guarantee you, I won't hold you personally responsible. If it lights, it lights. Let Lovell do the rest.
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Jim Lovell: Houston, uh, we... we sure could use the re-entry procedure up here. When can we expect that?
William 'Bill' Pogue, CAPCOM: Uh, that's coming real soon, Aquarius.
Jim Lovell: Uh, Houston, we... we... we just can't just throw this together at the last minute. So here's what you're gonna do. You're gonna get the procedure up to us, whatever it is, and we're gonna go over it step by step so that there's no foul-ups. I don't have to tell you we're all a little tired up here. The world's getting awfully big in the window.