Well it's Wednesday night and we're just about to embark on our next CODE here in Houston, TX...actually in a suberb of Houston called Webster...it all runs together. We're not too far from the Space Center. "Houston we have a problem"...remember that audio sound bit that kept all of America on pins and needles?
Apollo 13 moon flight used (almost) this phrase to report a major technical problem back to their Houston base.
Boy talk about drama:
Swigert: 'Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here.'
Duke: 'This is Houston. Say again please.'
Lovell: 'Houston, we've had a problem. We've had a main B bus undervolt.'
If you recall we lost contact with them as they circled the dark side of the moon. We didn't know if they would make it back to Earth. Well, we know that end of that story. Hopefully our second to last CODE for the year will be a lot smoother than Apollo 13s journey.
I'll update you on the event as it unfolds.
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