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Apollo 13 Mission

Apollo 13 Mission

An oxygen tank explodes aboard the Apollo 13 command module, Odyssey, during its journey to the Moon, triggering a life-threatening crisis for astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise.

Setting

Inside the Apollo 13 command module, Odyssey, during its journey to the Moon. The cramped, cylindrical space is filled with control panels, switches, and instrumentation. The three astronauts are strapped into their seats, surrounded by a labyrinth of wires, tubes, and equipment.

Characters

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Jim Lovell
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A 42-year-old astronaut with a lean but sturdy build, honed by years of military and spaceflight training. His short-cropped brown hair is slightly tousled from the mission headset. His face bears the weathered look of a seasoned test pilot, with sharp blue eyes that quickly assess situations.
Jack Swigert
primary
A 38-year-old astronaut with a lean, athletic build, short-cropped brown hair, and sharp, observant eyes. His face bears the focused intensity of a test pilot, with faint laugh lines suggesting his usual easygoing nature when not in crisis.
Fred Haise
secondary
A 35-year-old astronaut with a lean, athletic build, clean-cut brown hair, and sharp blue eyes. His face shows the focused intensity of a trained pilot, with slight crow's feet forming at the corners of his eyes from years of squinting at instrument panels.

Dialog

Jack Swigert Houston, we've had a problem here.
Jim Lovell Confirm that - main bus B undervolt. Swigert, check oxygen tank 2 pressure.
Jack Swigert Oxygen tank 2 reading zero psi - that can't be right. Rechecking... confirmed zero.
Fred Haise Showing multiple system warnings - fuel cells 1 and 3 offline.
Jim Lovell Houston, we're seeing multiple system failures - recommend you pull the data down in real time.
Jack Swigert Command module master alarm triggered - multiple circuit anomalies.
Fred Haise Confirm oxygen tank 1 pressure dropping - 400 psi and falling rapidly.

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