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I met Jim Lovell on the day Apollo 13 opened in Theaters. A day or so prior he attended the Hollywood premier of the movie. He spoke at an awards dinner of the company I worked for at the time. After his astronaut days, Jim got involved with a telecommunications company. The company I worked for eventually purchased Jim’s company. One of Jim’s sales people and Jim were driving to see potential customers. They often used the sales guy’s car. One day the red check engine light lit up on the dash. After a a while, as they got near a town, Jim said to the sales guy, “Hey Smitty, can we stop at a gas station and see what the problem with your engine, please? The sales guy said, “Oh there’s nothing to worry about, the light comes and goes all the time. It’s just a loose connection of a wire. Jim Lovell replied, “Smitty, perhaps you did know this, but a few years ago I had a similar problem with a wire on another vehicle I was ridding in. I’ve learned to take red flashing lights on a console very seriously.” That story was told to me by Smitty and I believe it.

Please never apologize for museum videos!! I absolutely adore museums and love watching your videos of them, since I can't go see them myself! Thank you!

Dude i was just there 4 days ago ( hutchinson )

I was a 6th grader, and a space buff, when the Apollo 13 mission happened. I was hanging on to every minute of the flight. Our teacher explained to us exactly what would have to be done to get the crew back alive. A he leveled with us; there were no certainties that it would all be done successfully. But they made it home! What an inspiration.

I was passing through Hutchinson on my way home from viewing the recent eclipse. Had no idea the museum existed. WOW!!! So glad i was able to visit. Currently undergoing major renovations, so the LM was off limits to the public.

Still awesome, to see up close the 50 year old technology and the magnificent engineers to come up with all of this and its proof of what America can achieve back in the day. I remember seeing those Apollo lift off at the cape in my younger life. All I can say is WOW

I honestly,do not see how they made it to the moon,and back in that tin foil looking contraption..Those guys had nerves made from steel to be able to trust their lives in it in order to be able to walk on the moon..

If any one has noticed in the movie of Apollo 13 ,staring Tom Hanks , Kevin Bacon , Bill Paxton on returning to the carrier deck and stepping down from the helicopter ,the awaiting navel personnel there was actually astronaut James Lowell in person to shack Tom Hanks hand . If anyone wants to know. I've always been into all those Apollo flight and the history of the Saturn V rockets. Im glad to grow up in this generation to see all of this historical events.

I was at the KSC viewing area in 1969 when Apollo 11 launched. I could'ntve been more than 5 years old. But I remember it very well. My mom and dad set me on a blanket on top of the car, pointed toward the launch pad and counted down with the radio announcer. The vibrations from that first stage were insane!!!!!

Crazy I just watched Apollo 13 last night and here you are posting the command module.

Man this was awesome!!! Thanks man! Love the videos, you’re the only person I can watch on KZfaq that explores. Great stuff as always 🙏🏼🇺🇸🙏🏼

Apollo 13, a successful failure was a understatement.

That's So Awesome ~ I've been an aviation enthusiast (including NASA ect.) for the majority of my life. I've visited the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in D.C., the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Fl., the Johnson Space Center in Houston TX., and most importantly Kitty Hawk & Kill Devil Hills in N.C. However I still haven't managed to see everything; this place being one of them. Great Video!

I like that bin over the space toilet marked "scraper tools"

Thank you for all the great videos you upload.

No way I could have ever been an astronaut in the 60's and early 70s. The Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft, along with the Lunar Module were just too small for me. Reminds me of a sardine can. Kudos to all the men who had the courage to strap themselves in and ride into space back then.

Thank you so much for making this video. I live in Australia, so I would never had known that these amazing things were still around to be seen. If ever things get back to normal, I will be going there..

thanks for the tour! im a big space nerd and it was fantastic!

I saw this capsule a very long time ago before long before the movie came out, it was on display at the main airport in France. Old enough to remember the actual event. Move memory, saw the movie when first released, there was a 10ish year old standing in the lobby (my age during the mission, he had a very impressed smile on his face, looks up at me, says "Wouldn't that be cool if that really happened". I looked at a the adult the kid was with, they kinda shurged, I looked at the kid, said, "More or less,that really did happen, when I was about your age" the kids eyes went wide, looks at adult, they nod, a new manned space flight fan is born.

You should come to Huntsville (AL) we have an entire museum dedicated to space (mainly because nasa is here and we had von braun) we also have a full sized SR-71 in the same area as the museum. Look up the “space and rocket center” in Huntsville, it won’t let you down!

Awesome tour of the museum, thank you so much for sharing. Oh maybe here a little advice about glass reflection: If your camera lens have a way to add a filter, you may check what is the diameter and install a polarizing filter with the proper fit. Then, you rotate it clockwise or counterclockwise until the reflection goes away. (Wont work on metallic surface though)

Glad you made it!

I’ve seen Apollo 13 many times it’s a amazing film and at the end when there on the air craft carrier the navy captain in white who’s shakes Tom hanks hand was actually Jim Lovell

That was a great video! Thank you so much for your effort. Very cool. Greetings from Arizona.

7:28. Yes those pouches look unappetizing, but those things are about 50 years old. Lol

Enjoyed the video very much. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Instruments from that capsule was loaned to the movie for props, then returned to the Cosmosphere

I live in Wichita and I have been to the cosmos field that large number of times I can't even tell you how many times but every time I go I find something new that I didn't see before or somehow miss. They actually say that this cosmos here is the second best. Museum for space outside of The smithsonian

I live in the Wichita area, and it's always fun to go visit the Cosmosphere!

Also in Hutchinson is the Strataca Salt Mine Museum. Tour an actual salt mine 650 feet underground.

Apollo 13..excellent movie! And your video was pretty good too!!!!

Glad you said the quote right :)

This channel is amazing!

Facinating Video !! Thank You do much !!!

That’s it. I’m going there. Greetings from Sweden.

Great video! Thanks, I didn’t even know they had that anywhere.

Great job!

At the Tuscon AZ, PIma Air and Space museum they have the Hollywood unit of the Apollo 13 module that they used for the movie - and another SR-71 blackbird but up on its wheels and with the huge generator used to start it up before takeoff - it's well worth the visit if you're into this sort of thing. I was there in 2012.

Very cool video. thanks,

Funny, I just visited the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida the same as you posted this video! BTW that was the Endeavour Shuttle Mockup they had too right! If you come to the Visitor Complex you HAVE to hit the Saturn/Apollo exhibit!

9:03 Every single one of those little circles on the heat shield was filled with resin by hand one at a time!

8:24 Nice - angled so you can see in and behind flat glass! - other museums (Science Museum) take note - this is how to display a space module of any type.

Come to Palmdale, Lancaster, CA. and see what we built, including sr71, b1b bomber, shuttles, etc.

What a great museum!

Very interesting. Thank you.

That space food looks so gross. I remember listening to the news coverage on the radio of Apollo 13, when it was happening. I was 13 years old. We were all so scared, they would not make it back. Thank God they did. Love catching your videos, Chris. Big fan.

I had no idea that this was in Kansas! I'll be in Wichita later this year and my son loves Apollo 13, so thanks for this!! Great video

Fantastic!!

Great video. Thanks for the tour. There's no way I would've ate that food.

That’s cool. Thank you

Thank you for correcting the "Huston, we've HAD a problem." That's the worst fault of the movie. I don't know why they changed the quote, but shame on them.

Very cool!!

Nice job buddy!

OK, Houston, we've had a problem. ... We've had a Main B B undervolt." The Main B bus undervolt warning light is, if I recall correctly, on the right-side instrument panel towards the bottom, seen at 9:59. The support strut is blocking the view.

Impressive display! I will point out that The Apollo Saturn V Center has the only Space rated Lunar Lander in all of existence. It's Lunar Lander number 9. It was made for Apollo 15 before they knew they were bringing a Lunar Rover so they built a new one and it was left over.

hi that is amazing to see the apollo 13 capsule. wow.

I wish I could see it in person but I don't think that day will ever come.

This guy has a commentary of a junior high school kid

So so cool dude

Didn't know about Leika, eh? Plenty of obscure and interesting information about that humongous endeavor as you continue your quest to learn about it.

I am from Kansas. Hutchinson also has salt mines that are super cool to your. Also, next time you are down by Wichita, stop by Coffeyville, KS just east of Wichita. That is where the infamous Dalton gang met their fate.

"scraper tools" in the toilet. Individually contoured for each astronaut's butt crack

Spacetasic Chris 😊

Nice video, thanks for posting it. The Cosmosphere is one of the best space program museums for sure. But what race car or race exerts 5g on the driver??

We used to have that in Louisville Kentucky. Pissed me off when we gave it up.

Image this in this night at the museum movies. Magic alien artifacts.

can't find out what state this museum is in? anyone know out there?

can't wait when SpaceX opens a museum.

I stand corrected, there is a reason for me to travel to Kansas. Never thought I'd say that! Awesome vlog, great stuff!

Always wondered where this capsule ended up.

To see the actual Apollo 13 capsule that was a life boat for those guys is fantastic . What a thrill . As a family we have watched that movie umpteen times and we are real space nerds . My sons license plate is even SPACE . Thanks Chris awesome vlog 🚀🛰

Reminds me of both the Kennedy Space Center Florida and the Museum of the Air Force in Ohio!

I saw the Apollo 13 capsule in the museum at Le Bourget, Paris, France. I believe that it ended in France, because in America, it was seen as a bit of an embarrassment. But au contraire! It was such a massive success to overcome the massive challenge that faced them.

Hi, Chris, thanks for the tour, I think they have one of the Gemini Capsules in a museum in Wapakineta, Ohio, right off I75.

If you have time, go back and check the history of this museum. So really bad things happened. Former owners or the like, were involved. Items were taken out of the museum. I'm not sure of all the details.

I love that dog in space story lol

Have you visited the Huntsville Air & Space Museum? ? If not, ADD it to your list of "Must See's"

What is the name of this museum please?

You have not had a proper drink until you have mixed a glass of tang.

Thx

It was a amazing feat that they got home.All on a slide ruler

Shame they lost both oxygen tanks in the service module. It was used to breathe as well as generate electricity. After the explosion the Command Module was only good for re-entry through the Earths atmosphere. After Apollo 13 future Service Modules carried a third emergency oxygen tank mounted as far away from the main tanks as possible. Also it's hard to ignore how the Apollo Command and Service Modules, and the Lunar Module are quite small when you really look at them. Just to get all that hardware into space in the first place took the Saturn V. Then the upper SIVB stage of the Saturn V set them on course for the Moon. That's something like 80% of the rocket gone, just to get there. And this was all done in the 1960s. Before computers, before digital technology. Hand written mathematics and slide rules. Worlds apart from today where even orbital mechanics has been reduced to a game for children through things like Kerbal Space Program.

I was lucky enough to eee the Apollo Soyuz capsule in LA

Interesting to see a air and space museum from a non space geeks perspective.

thanx

25 ft tall ?! .. sounds like pretty poor judgement ^^

Aight, time to go beg my mom to take us here.

Do you still making videos? I can't see newer videos from you anymore. Regards.

Laika was a street dog, and sadly she did not survive the experience. Re food: for the thrill of gping to space I'd eat that stuff!

Bell X-1 !!!

Why is the 13 capsule there and not the Smithsonian? Is this a replica or the actual one?

your video is very interesting. May I share a small part with your channel address, please?

That's not an SR-71 which is a two-seat aircraft, that is a AR-12.

Isn’t Gus Grissom Mercury capsule on display there? It was recovered off the bottom of the Atlantic after laying there for decades.

6 million $ in today's dollars is 44 million. For a car.

Fun Fact: The Kansas Cosmosphere technical crew, who are responsible for restoring artifacts for the museum, also played a huge role in the making of the replica space suits for the movie, "Apollo 13".

That tube is for the number 1

If a dog rode in the sonic wind 2 test rocket, I'll bet his name was Spot.

Cut to the chase - 8:13 Ole Fred Haise and Jim Lovell are still alive as of February 2021...