1:36:02
If they're too shallow,
they'll ricochet...
1:36:04
off the atmosphere like
a rock skipping off a pond.
1:36:06
The reentry corridor is,
in fact, so narrow...
1:36:09
that if this basketball
were the Earth...
1:36:11
and this softball
were the moon,
1:36:13
and the two were placed
14 feet apart,
1:36:15
the crew would have to hit a target
no thicker than this piece of paper.
1:36:19
Okay, people, on your toes.
We're doing this one blind.
1:36:21
Gene, I want you to understand
we've never tried this before:
1:36:24
burn, cold soak, burn,
cold soak, burn, manual control.
1:36:28
Look, it will ignite, will it not?
1:36:30
I just want you to know the engine's
never been tried like this.
1:36:33
That's all I'm trying to tell you.
1:36:36
I know what you're trying to do.
1:36:38
I guarantee you, I won't hold you
personally responsible.
1:36:40
If it lights, it lights.
Let Lovell do the rest.
1:36:44
Okay.
1:36:46
They're gonna burn the engines
and steer it manually,
1:36:48
attempting to keep
the Earth in the window.
1:36:57
Okay, this is gonna take
all three of us.
1:37:00
Freddo...
1:37:03
you handle the pitch.
1:37:04
Put on the translation
controllers, all backwards.
1:37:07
So if the Earth starts drifting down,
1:37:09
you need to thrust aft,
not forward.
1:37:13
I'll do the same on mine
with everything else.
1:37:15
We're going to burn at ten percent
thrust for 39 seconds.
1:37:18
'- Jack, you time us.
'- Got it.
1:37:21
Give us a count of
the last ten seconds up to 39.
1:37:24
Let's not miss this.
1:37:28
You up to this, Freddo?
1:37:31
I'm with you.
1:37:33
Standing by
for corridor control burn.
1:37:37
Okay, Jim,
you can fire when ready.
1:37:40
You are go
for the manual burn.
1:37:42
Okay, X plus button
at ten seconds. Mark.
1:37:46
'- Come on, baby. One more burn.
'- Nine, eight,
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seven, six, five,
1:37:51
'- four, three,
'- Ullage is go.
1:37:53
two, one, ignition!
1:37:57
'- She's burnin'!
'- Oh, yeah.
1:37:59
'- Master arm off.
'- Okay, here we go.