Apollo 13 in Actual Time
An actual-time journey by way of the Apollo 13 mission
This web site replays the Apollo 13 mission because it occurred. It consists solely of
historic materials, all timed to Floor Elapsed Time–the grasp mission clock. Footage of Mission
Management, movie shot by the astronauts, and tv broadcasts transmitted from area have been
painstakingly positioned to the very moments they had been shot throughout the mission, as has each {photograph} taken,
and each phrase spoken.
This venture contains newly digitized and restored mission management audio. The
final tapes of those recordings had been found within the Nationwide Archives fall of 2019 and had been digitized
in February, 2020 and comprise the time surrounding the onboard explosion. These recordings have not been
heard for the reason that accident investigation in 1970.
Upon beginning the appliance, choose whether or not to start one minute earlier than launch, or click on “Now” to drop in
to the mission utilizing in the present day’s date and time.
Navigate to any second of the mission utilizing the time navigator on the prime of the display screen. The highest bar is
the complete mission with two bars beneath it offering magnification. Clicking transcript gadgets, photographs,
commentary gadgets, or guided tour moments additionally jumps the mission time to these occasions.
Major mission audio consists of space-to-ground (left ear), capcom loop (proper ear), and on-board recorder
(middle, when out there). Deciding on a Mission Management audio channel mutes the principle audio, opens the
Mission Management audio panel, and performs the “stay” audio of every chosen Mission Management place. Change
channels by deciding on the seats in Mission Management. Closing the Mission Management audio panel will unmute
the principle audio and proceed mission playback.
These 50 channels of Mission Management audio spanning the complete mission have solely just lately been digitized
and restored, and are made publicly out there right here for the primary time. They complete over 7,200 hours in
size.
Please contact Ben Feist for any inquiries.
“I may put my thumb as much as a window and utterly disguise the Earth. I assumed, ‘All the pieces
I’ve ever recognized is behind my thumb.”
— Jim Lovell
Commander, Apollo 13
“My greatest emotion on Apollo 13 after the oxygen tank explosion was disappointment that we
had misplaced the touchdown.”
— Fred Haise
Lunar Module Pilot, Apollo 13
“Okay, Houston, we have had an issue right here.”
— Jack Swigert
Command Module Pilot, Apollo 13
Ben Feist Idea, analysis, mission knowledge restoration, audio restoration, video
enhancing, software program structure and programming. Observe @BenFeist for updates.
Stephen Slater Archive analysis and manufacturing, historic audio/movie
synchronization
David Charney Visible design, 3D modeling
Jeremy Cooper Audio restoration programming
Johannes Kemppanen Transcript corrections, extra historic analysis Editor of the Apollo 13 Flight
Journal
Robin Wheeler Pictures timing, transcript corrections Editor of the Apollo 10 Flight Journal
Greg Wiseman 30-track Mission Management audio digitization, NASA JSC
Ernie Wright Lunar LRO Animations Scientific Visualization Studio, NASA Goddard
Issa Tseng Flight Director loop audio transcription apollo13realtime.org
Chris Bennett Visible design, interface styling and programming
Dan Rooney Supervisory Archivist, Particular Media Archives Companies Division,
Nationwide Archives
Dr. Invoice Barry Chief Historian, NASA HQ
Dr. Jacob Bleacher Chief Exploration Scientist, NASA HQ
Sandra Tetley Actual Property Officer, Historic Preservation Officer, NASA JSC
John Stoll Public Affairs Audio Management Room, NASA JSC
Dan Garrison Jacobs Know-how, NASA JSC
Dr. Ryan Zeigler Supervisor, Apollo Curator, ARES, NASA JSC
Dr. Paul Niles Assistant Chief Scientist, ARES NASA JSC
Dr. Noah Petro Undertaking Scientist, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Planetary
Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Lab, NASA GSFC
Dr. John Hansen and the Nationwide Science Basis 30-track Mission Management audio digitization.
Extra information at exploreapollo.org
Todd Miller Director, Apollo 11 movie
Tom Petersen Producer, Apollo 11 movie
Jamie Shumbera Operations Supervisor
David Woods Writer, How Apollo
Flew to the Moon
NASA Apollo Flight Journal
NASA Apollo Lunar Surface
Journal
Internet Archive
The crew of Apollo 13
The women and men of Mission Management
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