Apollo 13 Flight Director/Crew Audio Loops - As It Happened

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Posted on YouTube by user lunarmodule5:

This video is a real time simulation of the Apollo 13 accident. This video contains two channel audio, with the Flight Directors Loop on one channel and the Air-to-Ground loop on the other. The sequence starts a few minutes before the accident.

The accident sequence is simulated on Orbiter Flight Simulator using NASSP. I do not know if the real time sequence looked like (I doubt it did) but it is added to give the viewer something to watch.

The AGC clock is used to show approximate times of the events. The clock is timed to Jack Swigerts first report of a problem. I cannot be sure that the timings are correct for prior or subsequent events.

Video used is from the MOCR footage shot the day of the accident, the DAC footage the crew took after the accident and TV channel coverage on or within 24 hrs of the accident.

All footage of the MOCR and from the DAC is courtesy NASA. All audio is courtesy NASA. TV coverage - I do not own the rights to but they are included as they were an integral part of how the mission played out.

Fascinating stuff!