I am 71, so I witnessed the whole space program from Sputnik until today. I was in high school when Apollo 13 flew and was so upset when they cancelled the broadcast. The Apollo 1 crew burned up in a ground test because of a spark and 100% O2 in the capsule. Mercury astronaut Gus Grissom died in that fire. A Fitbit has many times the computer power than was available on the Apollo spacecraft. These men were all heroes.

@s.gibson9329

28 күн бұрын

People today don't understand the moon is about 400,000 km away and we threw a capsule full of men at it, around the moon and back. That's a crazy amount of precision but we didn't have modern computers. The entire computing power in the world at that time was little more than a desktop calculator. I just picture a room full of nerds frantically doing calculus.

@YN97WA

28 күн бұрын

I was in 5th grade when Apollo 13 flew. After it became a rescue mission, our teacher would turn on the 13 inch black and white TV so we could follow the news coverage. I guess he knew that we were witnesses a significant historical event. Thank you, Mr. Stites.

@DazednMildlyConfused

28 күн бұрын

@@s.gibson9329 I like the idea that if the earth is the size of like a beach ball then the moon is something like 35m away

@renedavids6154

27 күн бұрын

Watched the moonlanding live on tv. Born in 55. This movie was in colour but i saw it in black and white. Never forget this.

@RideAcrossTheRiver

26 күн бұрын

@@s.gibson9329 Complete nonsense.

The person that Tom Hanks is shaking hands with at the end is the real James Lovell.

@tjhunt58

28 күн бұрын

Marilyn Lovell (the real one) is in the launch scene

You didn’t show it but my favorite part is when the grandmother tries to calm her granddaughter by saying “If they could get a dishwasher to fly, my Jimmy could land it.”

RIP Jack Swigert (August 30, 1931 - December 27, 1982), aged 51 RIP Ken Mattingly (March 17, 1936 - October 31, 2023), aged 87 RIP Bill Paxton (May 17, 1955 - February 25, 2017), aged 61 You will be remembered as legends.

@uewofrey

28 күн бұрын

RIP Laika - also a legend!

@paulsander5433

28 күн бұрын

@@uewofrey Check out Kyler England's song "Laika". Its imagery is wonderful.

The Right Stuff (1983) is another great film about the space program

@CEngelbrecht

28 күн бұрын

Also with Ed Harris, portraying John Glenn. And Ed Harris is a voice on a radio towards the end of "Gravity". That man is Hollywood's space good luck charm.

@flar4282

27 күн бұрын

Add _Hidden Figures_ to great space program movies

@DerOberfeldwebel

23 күн бұрын

Space Cowboys is also great

'If they could get a washing machine to fly, my Jimmy could land it.' The confidence and pride in her son is fantastic

@BissFlix

26 күн бұрын

Right? Moms amazing

@heatsinker_5517

26 күн бұрын

​@@BissFlix Indeed, and great reaction Bisscute, there are many great documentaries of interest about the Space Program such as "When We Left Earth (2007) parts 1-6", "In the Shadow of the Moon", "Moonshot" and many others when you have the chance 🙂👍

Laika was the first animal to orbit the Earth. She was sent up by the Soviets and never expected to return, as the technology to de-orbit the spacecraft hadn't been developed. She died from overheating during her fourth orbit. Five months later, after orbiting 2570 times around the Earth, she was essentially cremated upon re-entry.

@steffenjachnow8176

28 күн бұрын

And, if I remember correctly, Belka and Strelka (also dogs) were the first animals who got to space and returned safely.

@charlesfarmer5749

28 күн бұрын

A Soviet technician said they wept as as the dog Laika died.

@grommeuleur1648

27 күн бұрын

Hello! I wanted to clarify that "Laika" was not the real name of this dog. It was "Kudriavka". But since it was too complicated to pronounce in the West, the name "Laika" is imposing. "Laika" means "little barker" in Russian. It is a generic word for these little mongrel dogs.

@emichels

25 күн бұрын

What about the woman the Russians sent up to die? Don't care about her name?

A one year reunion of Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise from Forrest Gump. The substitute astronaut who took Gary Sinise's spot on the team was, of course, Kevin Bacon the prosecutor who faced off with Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men.

If you want to know more about the US space program, Tom Hanks did a mini series for HBO called From the Earth to the Moon. Wonderful program

@MightyDrakeC

28 күн бұрын

It kind of surprises me how many people recommend The Right Stuff, and how few recommend From the Earth to the Moon. For me, The Right Stuff is okay. Mildly interesting. Maybe an okay introduction to the Mercury program. But, it takes a lot more liberties for artistic license than Apollo 13. I hear the book sticks a bit closer to reality. For me, From the Earth to the Moon captures the tone and style of Apollo 13 much more closely. It also simplifies things greatly, for a mass audience. But, it has a far higher ratio of Actual Real Facts. Again, The Right Stuff isn't bad. But, I like From the Earth to the Moon much more.

@paulgrossman2514

22 күн бұрын

​@@MightyDrakeCThe Right Stuff had a sense of humor, the astronauts' distinct personalities were well portrayed, plus the film illuminated history in an entertaining way and was still accurate.

@MightyDrakeC

22 күн бұрын

@@paulgrossman2514 It's been awhile since I've last seen The Right Stuff. I probably watched it only once. I need to give it another try. The Yeager bit at the end just grates on my nerves.

I feel bad for Jack Swigert. He was excited to be moved up from the backup team to Apollo 13 as the replacement. Because of the issues he never made it to the moon. The backup teams were put together to prepare for upcoming Apollo missions. His backup team that he left went to the moon on Apollo 16. If he would've stayed on his backup team he would have stepped on the moon. Answer to some of your questions -Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus. It spreads easily when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes. It can cause severe disease, complications, and even death.Before the introduction of measles vaccine in 1963 and widespread vaccination, major epidemics occurred approximately every two to three years and caused an estimated 2.6 million deaths each year. -The dog you were asking about is called Laika. -80 degrees fahrenheit is about 27 celsius

@MGower4465

28 күн бұрын

Actually, no. He was the Command Module Pilot. He would have remained in orbit while the other two went to the surface.

@leannmiller7153

28 күн бұрын

@@MGower4465people seem to miss that point. Ken also didn’t miss out walking on the moon, it wasn’t his job.

Apollo 11,12,14,15,16,17 landed on moon.

@pablom-f8762

28 күн бұрын

Apollo 18 got all the measles.

@paulsander5433

28 күн бұрын

8 and 10 orbited the moon. 9 tested LEM in Earth orbit.

@dillwack

28 күн бұрын

There is zero proof anyone has landed on the moon other than the government saying they did.

@PeteLogan101

28 күн бұрын

No one landed on the moon

@mikearmstrong8483

28 күн бұрын

Oh, great, another fool who believes bar talk and conspiracy websites instead of tons of solid proof, because he lacks the knowledge to understand the matter.

Here's some interesting trivia for you. The person portraying Jim Lovell's mother is actually the mother of director Ron Howard. The minister/priest is Ron Howard's father and the engineer with the thick glasses is Ron Howard's brother. It's interesting how something like this can bring people together. I remember people all over the world praying for the safe return of the astronauts.

@DaleKingProfile

27 күн бұрын

And his daughter, Bryce Dallas Howard is one of the kids when they are seeing their families before the launch

Space nerd here. Apollo astronauts were basically superhuman, and the guys on the ground weren't far behind. This movie takes a lot of pains to make them seem more normal so the audience can relate, but these guys barely even flinched. You can listen to their real communications. They're calmer than golf announcers the whole time. As to why we haven't been back to the Moon after Apollo: It's just really expensive and dangerous, and governments don't like doing stuff where they're not in control of the outcome. They didn't really want to do it the first time, but a lot of things came together and made them do it.

@allolp

27 күн бұрын

How many shots of safe and effective did you take?

@dudermcdudeface3674

27 күн бұрын

@@allolp What?

@Bunny99s

26 күн бұрын

I wouldn't say superhuman, but certainly well trained and well prepared. They knew the risk and knew that they have to pull through. About why not going to the moon right now: There was never any real point in going to the moon beside prestige and beating the russians back then. The US government back then had no real interest in science and we haven't really gained much from those missions besides that we made it successfully back. Sending humans to the moon is just a waste of time and resources and doesn't really give any benefit, only unnecessary risks. Unmanned probes are much more effective and less risky.

@dudermcdudeface3674

26 күн бұрын

@@Bunny99s Well, let's say they were superb examples of human excellence. The things Neil Armstrong was able to do, and I mean repeatedly in his career, can't be explained by training. The guy did stuff above and beyond the capacity of even his own peers, and so did Lovell, so did a lot of them. I disagree about the Moon, but I've always been fascinated by space stuff. I can see why a lot of people don't think it's that important, but it really is. Beautiful and important.

@seregrian5675

26 күн бұрын

@@dudermcdudeface3674 Be careful not to cut yourself on his edge...

‘Gravity’ with George Cluny is amazing space movie

Another good historically-based movie on the space race "The Right Stuff"

The work in preparation for each space mission is the equivalent of a university degree. Jim Lovell already had an engineering degree and this was his fourth mission. They somewhat over dramatized the crew substitutions. The backup crews were just as prepared as the flight crew.

I was 9 years old when this took place but I remember it like it was yesterday. every time the news came on there would be an update on how they were doing. I have no idea why the Apollo missions were cancelled after Apollo 17 - I guess people just get bored easily. The Measles is one of those diseases you tend to get when you're a kid, like chickenpox or mumps - an itchy rash that covers your entire body - everyone used to get it at one time or other. Its not usually dangerous but can be. thankfully not so common now because of immunization.

The first stage separates and goes into the ocean and is not recovered. The second stage separates after the rocket escapes earth's gravity and then the moon flings it into long elliptical orbit around earth for eternity..

To this day watching Neil Armstrong step onto the moon was the most heart pounding thing I’ve ever seen. The memories of the summer of ‘69 are still crystal clear.

Jim Lovell, the only man to have traveled to the moon TWICE, and not set foot upon its surface. Imagine living in New York, traveling across country in a subcompact car with two other men to Anaheim, California...you get to the Disneyland parking lot, then turn around and drive back home...then do it again.

Liaka was the doggo and it’s not just a movie, this happened. Thank you for honoring these men and their journey.

62yr old US spaceflight fan. I'll try not to make my comment too long, but will definitely fail.😆 Apollo 1: Original crew capsule had flaws, burst into flames inside during 'practice' for the launch. Killed all three of the crew. Other Apollo flights were unmanned test flights until 7. Apollo 7: Successful test of the 'new' improved version of the crew capsule. Apollo 8: No landing, but successful orbit of the moon. Rumors at the time were that the Soviets were about to land, NASA made the mission for 'bragging rights'. Apollo 9: Earth orbit test of the Lunar Landing spacecraft. Apollo 10: Experiment to see if the whole "package" could be sent to the moon by the rocket. Apollo 11: First successful landing. 12 was also successful, but not really televised because one of the guys on the surface left the lens cap off of the camera, and burned out the thing after it was pointed at the sun for too long. There's good still pictures, though. They removed pieces from one of our older robot landers, and brought them back for people to study what such a harsh environment would do to our stuff. 13, well..that's what the movie's about. The program was originally scheduled for 20 missions, but was canceled after 17 by the US Congress because "..we beat the Russians.." (as was mentioned in the film). Only reason we have museum pieces here is because half of the stuff had already been built. My aunt was employed as a programmer by the IBM computer company back then, "Federal Service Division". She was assigned to NASA during that time. I actually got to shake hands with Lovell and Krantz (among others). And also with an ex-Navy diver who helped recover 13 after splashdown. Dude said that once the hatch opened, it smelled so bad that one of his buddies threw up.

So many great quotes from this movie! "Sir! I believe this will be our finest hour!" "Gentlemen, it has been a privilege flying with you!" "Odessey, welcome home!"

When I was little, my mom invested in encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference books of all kinds, so that when one of us kids asked, "what is that?" she would say "go look it up." There was no internet to consult. Not everyone at the time had the luxury of knowledge at their fingertips- my household was lucky. So when I hear a KZreadr with the power of the whole internet at their fingertips, via smartphone, PC or Mac, ask a question, I surely expect the next edit will have them looking up their question to find the answer rather than keep asking the same question to the audient void.

For more on the US space program, check out "The Right Stuff" (1983), starring basically everyone (including Ed Harris from this movie). We follow the selection and training and first missions of the Mercury astronauts, Mercury being the space program that preceded the Apollo missions to the Moon, and the backdrop of the movie is the space race between the US and the Soviet Union.

@Mike_Sierra_2711

28 күн бұрын

Yeah, I just found one reaction for "The Right Stuff" at all. Criminally underrated movie!

@montylc2001

28 күн бұрын

That's really a terrible historical reference. Better one is called "Moonshot", a documentary made in the 90's that was a adaptation from the same book by Deke Slayton and Alan Shephard. THAT one is a great historically accurate show.

@rastarn

28 күн бұрын

@@montylc2001 Absolutely. "The Right Stuff" is woefully inaccurate, jingoistic junk. So much in that movie either didn't happen or happened very differently in reality.

@phj223

26 күн бұрын

Don't worry about it. It's a movie, a good movie, nobody said it was documentary.

They took a lot of artistic license with Jack as being some sort of low confidence pilot. in reality, he is the one that wrote the book and safety procedures on that spacecraft. He was the most qualified person to be in that position.

You make these videos so fun to watch. Your reactions are so sincere and wholesome.

Jack was fully qualified and trained for the mission, the backup crew had the same training as the main crew, Jack even wrote some of the emergency procedures for the mission, the film script has been subject to some Hollywood writing to make it more dramatic (Gene never kicked the trash can and the crew arguing never happened according to Jim Lovell). They simply calmly and professionally worked the problems to get them home. There is an audio file of all the flight director comms for the mission, all very calm and informative.

@BissFlix

27 күн бұрын

Oh? interesting

Space. The Final Frontier.

@blueroninstudios

28 күн бұрын

Space: Above and Beyond. (hehe, but I love Trek, too!)

@35:57 "We should make one and call it ARES". That was the name of the ship in "The Martian". :)

My favorite movie and definitely one of my favorite reactions of yours!! Great reaction Biss!! ❤👏🏻👏🏻

One of my favorite scenes in this film was when Grandmom (Jim Lovell mother) notices her granddaughter crying and she asks her “are you scared?”..then tells her “Don’t worry..If they can get a washing machine to fly..My Jimmy can land it!”…

Good one, Biss! Such a great movie. I was born in 1960, so I have strong memories as a kid sitting by the TV in our living room with many family members all gathered around watching these Apollo space missions. It was incredible to watch it happening then go outside and look up at the moon and imagine the astronauts being up there. Yep, it was something. So glad you chose to share this one with us. I really enjoyed rewatching it with you. Thank you! 🙂

Yeah, I think Lunar dust is pretty coarse because there`s no water or wind to erode the hard edges. Ed Harris barely keeping it together when they return always gets me. And as an older person now, I really appreciate the professionalism, competence and optimism displayed by everybody.

I love your reactions, you make my day enjoyable in these hard times.👍

I remember watching this play out on TV. So many of us were scared they would die.

Biss, your Bacon number is now 1. Kevin Bacon and you both appeared in this reaction.

The good news is we are going back soon. Artemis II is set to launch in September of next year and will orbit the moon. Artemis III launches September 2026 will attempt to land, and in 2028 will be the first trip to Gateway, which will be the first space station to orbit the moon.

Regarding the ring in the drain, it probably got caught in the p-trap so you would need to just get the manager to call a plumber and get it back. I only say this to let you know that if you still have access to the drain, your dad’s gifted necklace might not be lost after all!

@paulsander5433

28 күн бұрын

She got her ring back, thanks to the motel manager and a plumber. And that was the only time the ring ever came off.

@leannmiller7153

28 күн бұрын

@TheEstev that’s exactly what Marilyn Lovell did. In all her married years she had never taken the ring off to shower. This was the only time it came off, and the maintenance man with help from a plumber retrieved it.

Because of the accident Jim Lovell is the only astronaut who has gone to the moon twice but never landed. Two other astronauts have gone to the moon twice (each of them landed once).

@lg103

28 күн бұрын

but did they reeealllly haha

@RideAcrossTheRiver

26 күн бұрын

@@lg103 Yes. Adult humans understand this.

The book Lost Moon by Capt James Lovell is the basis for this movie. The part where Marylin loses her ring down the shower drain is real. What was left out of the movie was that she went to the hotel owner. He was able to take the trap apart and return her ring

Can you imagine what it smelled like when they opened that capsule after splash-down? I was a Cadet 4th Class at the U.S Air Force Academy in 1975, and we had to go through the reduced atmosphere chamber. Just to let everyone know, when they remove 70% of the air in an isolated chambered, every start to cut-wind. It was not pleasant smelling when were leaving that chamber with 40 guys having been in it for 75 minutes.

25:36 Bisscute channelling Clint Eastwood here is just about the most adorable thing ever.🤣😻

You can think of the later Apollo space ships as having 2 main parts, the command module and the lunar lander (or lunar excursion module (LEM). During launch, the LEM was stored behind the command module in a disposable compartment. After launch, they had to pull it out of the disposable compartment and attach it to the front of the command module. That was what was going on when you said you didn't understand what was going on. The command module separated from the storage compartment, flipped around, then went back to attach the front of the command module to the LEM and pull it out of the storage compartment.

Ken Mattingly was shifted to the Apollo 13 backup crew, and he flew on Apollo 16 to the moon. He remained an astronaut at NASA into the Shuttle Program where he flew on STS-4 and STS-51-C. The main reason we stopped going is the same reason we started. Politics. To go, you need a massive budget, on the order of a a country, to finance it. In order to finance it you have to have a government willing to go all out to make that happen, and in a country like the US, the people have to want it for their Representatives in Congress to authorize the funding. In 1968 dollars, the Apollo Lunar Program cost $40 billion. Between 1972 and now, there have been efforts to try to return, but it has always been shut down, that is until 2018. I am someone who wished that we hadn't stopped, and hope that the current Artemis Program keeps going! I'd like to see astronauts walking on the moon again, like I did when I was a boy!

@rexxbailey2764

25 күн бұрын

LOL, THOSE U.S ASTRONAUTS ARE GONNA BE WALKING ON THE MOON ONLY IF THEY ARE GONNA BE FIRST ALLOWED THERE! 😒 😆😄

26:28 the movie came out in 1995. The mission took place in 1971. Edit: I had already commented before you realized the Bisstake

@sircracked

28 күн бұрын

It's been longer since the release of the movie Apollo 13 than the time between the movie and the actual mission...

More Space movies? Definitely check out "The Right Stuff" about NASA's Mercury program and the first supersonic test fligths.

Great reaction!! This movie is definitely in my Top 10 of all time favourites!! To answer your questions: 6:52:- Measles infects the respiratory tract and then spreads throughout the body. Symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose and a rash all over the body. 14:22:- Those pieces just drift through space or falls to the earth, because it is pointless carrying all that weight when you have no fuel in it. 27:23 - 27:36:- Hilarious reaction!! 29:53:- Great comment!! 35:16:- 80 degrees Fahrenheit is 26.6 degrees Celcius. 37:02:- The first animal to make an orbital spaceflight around the Earth was the dog Laika, aboard the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 on 3 November 1957. 37:57:- There is nothing wrong with showing your emotions!! The person at the end that shakes Tom Hanks' hand, is the real Jim Lovell. 39:37:- The reason for discontinuing missions to the moon, is because of the astronomical costs that are involved. Ken and Jean (Especially Ken) are the best characters in this movie!! If you want to 2 great movie recommendations, then check out the following: 'Apollo 18 - 2011' and 'Equilibrium - 2002'.

By 1970 nearly all homes, and certainly all hotels, had P-Traps to retrieve jewelry and such that went down the drain. My 100-year-old house has a P-Trap. A plumber may be required to open it, but stuff stays there a long time. Usually you need to clean it out when you have long hair after a few years.

Something that you didn't show, when Tom Hanks was on the ship after landing, the guy he salutes was the real Jim Lovell

Great reaction. I was 9 years old when this happened and still remember watching it on TV. Truly awesome seeing the world come together over this story is an amazing thing.

@BissFlix

26 күн бұрын

Thank you

Great movie, Great reaction!!💜🍪

Great reaction reupload Biss! ❤️💛

The USA is currently working on the Artemis project and is currently scheduling a moon landing in late 2026.

@eurkedal

28 күн бұрын

Probably going to slip to 2027 or 2028. However, once we get there again, at least the lander part is going to be a lot more sustainable. Once they remove the SLS from the plan, we should be able to go often and at a much lower cost than Apollo 😊.

The series For All Mankind is a great alternative history that starts with the first moon landing. Each season jumps a little further into the future.

One of the astronauts on Apollo I who died when the module he was in caught fire, Virgil “Gus” Grissom, is from a very small town about 5-10 minutes away from where I grew up. They have a museum, his childhood home is a landmark, and they named a street after him.

It's so adorable watching you get emotional. 🤗 I was privileged to have worked a few days on this production. Meeting the real Jim and hearing his stories was a thrill.

@BissFlix

23 күн бұрын

Thanks, that must have been amazing meeting him

At the end of the movie, Tom Hanks actually shakes hands with the real Jim Lovell on the flight deck.

35:16 "I have no idea how much is 80 degrees in Celsius." It's a little more than 25. That's the point Lovell is making; that it's a tropical part of the world.

Love love love your reaction to this AMAZING moment in time

12:48 I remember, when I had this movie on VHS, I would replay the liftoff sequence, over and over again. It's _so_ incredibly compelling.

@lazyperfectionist1

28 күн бұрын

36:53 The reentry sequence, too.

@lazyperfectionist1

28 күн бұрын

You know, I once had this movie on DVD. There were a couple different options to watch it with the audio tuned to a commentary track. One of the commentary tracks was the director's, but the other was that of Jim Lovell. When I watched it with that one on, he shared with us that, while they fudged a lot of details, one thing they related accurately is that the blackout that happens during reentry really did last a little more than four minutes when it was only supposed to last three, and _to this day,_ we don't know why.

Hey bliss, great reaction to this movie which is a true story. I believe you can actually see the real space capsule they returned in at the Smithsonian in Washington DC, And I just want to say on a different note you have such a great and strong personality. I think someday you will make a great wife and mom if that's the path you choose in life. Looking forward to watching more of your reactions.

@sircracked

28 күн бұрын

The capsule in DC at the Smithsonian is from Apollo 11. If you want to see the Apollo 13 capsule, It's in the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson KS for... Reasons? Aside from the weirdness of that place being a thing, it's an amazing space museum. One of the only places on earth you can see flown capsules of not only all three phases of the US space race missions (Liberty 7 and Gemini 10) but also a flown russian Vostok, all in the same place. Now if someone can explain why the middle of Kansas...

You said it Bliss, "it just shows you how small we are". That's why this fable was created. So that we remind ourselves each day that we're small, weak and inneffectual.

@BissFlix

27 күн бұрын

Right? Thanks for watching

I was 14 when this all happened. The whole world was watching and praying for these astronauts, including our enemy’s.

I'm sure the backup person gets the same training alongside the primary person. So going to a backup a few days before, while not optimal, is not a huge risk. Good movie.

Great reuploaded Biss. For more space films i suggest you to react to the film: Gravity (2013) from the mexican director Alfonso Cuaron you will like it.

I think back in the 70s people were less worried about the feelings of kids and elderly people, and more interested in telling them what they needed to know. They used tact, but they were more concerned with teaching us to handle things more than with shielding us from bad news.

Yo, I love Biss' reactions. So sincere and real. Love ya Biss.

You have a chance to get your necklace back if it hasn't been too long since you lost it. Run a very small sewer auger (also known as a snake) down the shower drain and spin it. The necklace will get caught in the head part and you can pull it back up. If nothing else a plumber may be able to do it for you.

Biss, you're so perceptive...it IS the music. the music makes the film much better than just telling being a technical story. In 1970, the whole world was sacred these men were not going to make it back. the music is well crafted for the emotion of this historical event that was a near disaster. I was a music teacher. My high school marching band did a halftime show [American Football game] in 1997[ 2 years after the film], the theme was about space movies. Our 3rd song was the theme from Apollo 13. The crowd loved it, with flags doing a routine as we played the beautiful majestic theme.

It’s “just a movie,” but it’s a true story. I get tears in my eyes every time they appear in the sky and everyone cheers and I already know it’s going to happen!! 😂

@BissFlix

26 күн бұрын

Haha thanks for watching

Leica was the dog sent into space by the Soviets. I know this for two reasons. First, Leica became the brand name of a company that made microscopes for scientific research and I used them (along with their main rival, Zeiss) when I was a research biologist. Second, there was (still is I think) a very strange museum in Los Angeles called the Museum of Jurassic Technology. The once had an exhibit covering all the dogs the Soviets sent into space. I have heard that there is no real evidence that the famous line "Houston, we have a problem" was ever uttered. But it works. As I understand it this is a pretty accurate portrayal of what happened. I vividly remember the two shuttle disasters. The first was when I was in college. I was busy most of the day, but when I finished I walked into the college pub. Everyone's eyes were glued to the TV and all I saw on the TV was a random pattern of smoke in the sky. Then they showed the replay of the whole thing and I became glued to the TV for the next hour. The second one I was married with a kid. For a reason I do not understand, I suddenly felt dread and said to my wife, "Let's turn on the TV...I think something has happened." And sure enough, the shuttle had broken up in re-entry. There were three American space programs. Mercury (with one astronaut per mission) was to show we could get out of Earth's orbit. Gemini (with two astronauts per mission) was to show we could reliably orbit the Earth repeatedly. Apollo (with three astronauts per mission) was to get to the moon.

While a lot of the movie is very close to the real events, Swigert (Kevin Bacon) isn't really done justice. For dramatic purpose, he is portrait as something of a "risk factor", when in reality, he was as well trained and in the Apollo program for years as all the others.

I watched the Space Shuttle Endeavor launch from bleachers that were really close at Cape Canaveral, FL and it was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. That thing was going so fast that it was way up in the air before I ever heard the sound and then the shockwave felt like an earthquake and set everyone's car alarms off.

@BissFlix

26 күн бұрын

A sight to see

You are correct, moon dust is said to be like glass shards. I was eight when Apollo 11 went to the moon, 1969 was an exciting time. Every spacesuit had to be tailor made for each astronaut. The Admiral who greeted them on board of the ship was the real Jim Lovell.

@BissFlix

12 күн бұрын

I see, thanks

Hello,i think the reason why you are emotional about this is because this really happened.I was seven years old and i remember it was on the news all over the place,and can you imagine the number was 13?? People were getting used to the moonlandings since the two landings before were successful but suddenly this accident happened and there was chaos.Thank you for showing this film,it is one of my favourites.

29:02 "I don't know if I would tail- tell the poor grandma." You know, a lot of people have that reaction. A lot of people want to protect her and it's kind of puzzling. Remember, this is 1970. So that makes her generation the one that was young 20 to 40 years earlier. Hers is the generation that went toe to toe with fascism in Europe and Imperialism in Japan and beat 'em both. Don't hold back bad news from her. She can take it. She can probably take it better than you can.

When aimed toward the Earth and propulsion is executed, even when the propulsion is stopped the physics law applies - "a body in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by another force". At this point, they just need to try to line up correctly to get into position to create stopping motion over the ocean to fall out of orbit over the ocean. However, there's the catch mentioned: Too high and they'll skip off the atmosphere and back into space with no option to turn around. Too low and the trajectory will cause too much friction on re-entry and the ship will burn up. As you saw, a lot of heat builds during free fall of the ship from orbit. This was also true with the space shuttle Columbia, which lost heat tiles and it burnt up on re-entry. Re-entry is a critical time for a space craft.

I laughed at your cold dog joke.

Jack Swigert really got done dirty in this movie. He was very competent and calm, and the movie made him out to be a shaky rookie who made mistakes. Even his crewmates confirm that Swigert's portrayal here was wrong.

I enjoy your reaction to this.

35:55 "They should make one and call it Ares." They did. Wikipedia has a nice page about the Ares Program.

You recognized Ken because you've seen him as Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump. Loved your reactions to Apollo 13. I lived thru this and I found the ending extremely tense/exciting even knowing it would land safely. Great job of directing by Ron Howard.

@BissFlix

24 күн бұрын

Thanks

Когда Космос против тебя, нельзя сдаваться! Надо идти и делать свою работу! Парни молодцы!❤

Brilliant movie, with Tom Hanks and Gary Sinise, as they team up again, after Forest Gump, and before The Green Mile, also starring both actors. Normal body temperature is about 76 degrees, 80 degrees is way too high, the higher your temperature goes, the colder you feel, your teeth start to chitter, and you get a banging headache, I have had a temperature of 79 degrees before, and was hospitalised.

The five Rockectdyne F-1 engines on the main stage burned 3 tones of kerosene and liquid oxygen per second..at 1 million pounds of thrust each..

@charlesfarmer5749

28 күн бұрын

I got to see one of the F-1 fuel pumps on display in Houston. Only about the size of a V8 engine block.

I always tear up quite a bit watching this movie

What a great movie. One of my favorites! Great reaction!

@BissFlix

26 күн бұрын

Thank you

Apollo 14: Alan B. Shepard Jr. Stuart A. Roosa Edgar D. Mitchell Apollo 15: David R. Scott Alfred M. Worden James B. Irwin Apollo 16: John W. Young Thomas K. Mattingly II (also flew on two Space Shuttle missions) Charles M. Duke Jr. Apollo 17 (last): Eugene A. Cernan Ronald E. Evans Harrison H. Schmitt

The Apollo moon landers had large half-ball shapes because there was no knowledge of what the surface was actually like. There was a theory at the time that the lunar surface was quicksand. To prevent the lander from sinking, the feet were half-ball shaped (a little larger than conical). Not all Apollo missions were landing missions, most were practice runs for getting to the moon for landing. Even people at the time seemed to forget how difficult that was. This was also true for the space shuttle mostly. Even after teacher Christa McAuliffe was on the Challenger (which blew up) people stopped watching and even stopped interest after Columbia burnt up on re-entry. NASA and space exploration became less and less interesting to most people.

LOL you were just a twinkle in your parents' eyes when it came out! Meanwhile, I was a little kid with parents too cheap (OK, poor) to take me to see it even though I really wanted to. I did get to see it like a year later when it came on TV, and it was pretty awesome! It gave me an idea for a prank I could play on my teacher though. The scene where Jack Swigert is putting on his space suit before the launch, the technician reminds him about his gum, and he holds out his hand for Swigert to spit it out. When I was chewing gum in my high school computer studies class and the teacher came up and told me to get rid of my gum, so I said, "Oh sorry, how rude of me not to offer you my last piece," [takes gum from mouth and offers it to the teacher] "it's my last piece." And she looks at me, I'm guessing thinking "I can't back down on this little punk," takes the gum and sticks it in her mouth and chews! I just raise my eyebrow and smile at her, a few seconds later she pulls it from her mouth and tells me, "You can have it back," to which I respond, "That's OK, I was done with it." Knowing I defeated her, she walks to the bin, throws it away and sits back down behind her desk, and a legend is born. In a way, it worked. I did respect her from that day on. I never chewed gum in her class again, and I worked hard to get a good mark. I volunteered to help out in the computer labs at lunch and after school, and we would talk and exchange jokes, and I did eventually apologise for playing that trick on her. And when she caught us waiting to get pizza delivered to school for lunch, she made a deal to let us have our pizza if we let her have some. A few years after we graduated, someone got in touch with her and we all got together for a mini reunion. I joked about playing that trick on her and we all laughed about it, then she admitted that our class was her favourite (she had since quit teaching and moved into corporate training). Everyone saw what I did, and the other students all heard about it, I could've used that power to run riot over her class, make it a nightmare for her, but instead I chose to show her respect from that moment on. The other students noticed that too, we all worked hard in her class and in our other computer studies classes until we graduated. Most of us went on to study at university, and eventually get jobs in IT or technology fields, and she was proud of us for that. Anyway, that was probably too long a story for a YT comment, but when I saw that scene just now and remembered it, I thought it would be fun to share.

my favorite movie to go to sleep when i got insomnia and it work almost everytime, love the movie its not 100% accurate but for the suspense and had to add drama for the show but it shows the difficulty they had to face and conquer to get and do what no one did before 💖✌

Biss, You are really one of my favorite reactors. You are so emotional and clever. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Denmark 🥰

@BissFlix

26 күн бұрын

Ty

The most fictional part of this movie was the impression of Jack not having the full confidence of the crew. Even the wedding ring falling the drain really happened. Gene's wife really did get him a new vest for each mission. Next up in your space movie, almost documentary journey: Hidden Figures, and The Right Stuff.

@rexxbailey2764

25 күн бұрын

ALL BORING MOVIES BLUDY! 😑😒

A cold dog was great

Fun reaction "B" ... The movie obviously took many liberties the main one being about how they reacted... Jim Lovell said they never got upset or angry as things developed.... They knew they had to be focused. 😊

Judas had the 13th seat at the last supper, that's why it's unlucky

Loved your reaction. I laughed so hard when you said you made a “Biss-stake.” Nice one. 😂

@BissFlix

23 күн бұрын

haha thank you

Jack Swigert was highly qualified to be the command pilot. He had designed many of the procedures for the Apollo program. If Lovell had said he wouldn't fly the mission without Mattingly, Swigert would have been the command pilot anyway. Also, the argument between the three astronauts never happened. It was done for dramatic purposes for the movie.

The Russian dog was Laika . Loved your reaction. Apollo 11 which landed on the moon first, launched to the moon 1 day before my birthday. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.

@BissFlix

24 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info! And happy you loved the reaction