Apollo Program: 'Houston, we've had a problem.' - Epic History TV Reaction

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[DAWesome_]

Chris, I can't express how cool it is that you covered this series. My grandfather worked in NASA during the majority of the Apollo missions, and also with the Apollo-Soyuz mission. After that, he did satellite tracking from their base near DC until he retired in the early 90s. NASA will always have a special place in my heart, and I genuinely enjoy whenever he shares stories with me from those days. Can't wait to show him this!

[willshuman]

I’ve always been impressed with just how completely calm Jim Lovell was when Apollo 13 started having issues. He was facing lots of failures just like a Pete Conrad and he had also been able to hear banging from the explosion. You can listen to the full audio from the flight and he just stays so cool the entire time.

I love all your history videos but I’m really excited your now combining it with other love, space. I hope to see you explore this more. A lot of fascinating stories to be found in this area.

[SpacemanMitch]

The 3 cosmonauts who died on reentry you mentioned were on Soyuz 11, and they died from decompression. Their ship had explosive bolts to separate the orbital module and the reentry module, and they were supposed to fire in sequence. But instead, they fired simultaneously. The shock broke open a valve, and caused the spacecraft to decompress. The craft made it to the ground as intended, but when the recovery team found them, the cosmonauts were already dead. They remain the only 3 people to have died in space.

[DorseyFaught]

When I was in college, I got to go spend a week at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. It was a thrilling experience! A lot of the artifacts from the Apollo program are there. I got to see a lot of the behind the scenes stuff too. The giant dive tank where there is a life size replica of the space station and stuff like that. Because of the great relationship my college has with NASA, we also got to have a zoom call with Mr. Fred Haise. What a gentleman. Even at his age, he could recall every detail of 13.

[ethannorton]

The funny thing about Jim Lovell saying nasa would never name a spacecraft 13 . Is it hasn't happened since. Even in the space shuttle program when they were approaching sts-13 they redid the whole entire naming scheme to be based on the number of launches per fiscal year as opposed to incremental to avoid it. And that's also the last mission series to go that high

[hoshinoutaite]

Apollo 15 left a plaque on the Moon, along with a small figurine of an astronaut, both made of aluminum. In addition to the names of the crews of Apollo 1, Soyuz 1, and Soyuz 11, Yuri Gagarin and Pavel Belyayev (who died in aircraft accidents) are also listed. No one was told about it, until after their mission was complete. During the press conference, David Scott said, "Sadly, two names are missing, those of Valentin Bondarenko and Grigori Nelyubov." Bondarenko died in an experiment on the ground. Nelyubov killed himself after being dismissed from the cosmonaut corps. Both deaths were covered up by the Soviet goverment.

[brutusbuk]

Your sense of awe while watching these videos reminded me of the experiences I had growing up during this period. I was born in 1963 and can still remember my father getting me out of bed, in tiny Mt. Vernon, Ohio, to watch Apollo 11 land on the moon. The picture was crummy by today's standards, but even then my parents were able to communicate to me the sense of accomplishment and import that that moment carried. Later, in 1999, I was fortunate enough to witness in person a nighttime launch of the Space Shuttle. The sense of pride and awe that that event provoked will stay with me forever. Thank you, Chris, for another great series.

[nicolamaturo]

If you are looking for more videos on the space race, I would definitely recommend the video on Apollo 13 from History Buffs. It provides a lot of historical background (also on the soviet side) on the space race and also highlights the difference between the movie Apollo 13 and the actual mission. So basically you have a movie review and an history lesson combined in one video. A really great video.

[EliteP]

Thank you Chris for your content. My 5 year old daughter and I watch your videos together. She calls you the history guy.

[allycat]

Can you IMAGINE being in Mission Control during those extra two minutes where they had no contact with Apollo 13? The fear in that room must have been palpable

[finalverdict]

Sad to see this series come to an end, it was great!

[wallygolly]

Absolutely awe inspiring. Every member of these men knowingly risking their lives for the sake of scientific progress.

[MultiLeonard]

Watching this made me genuinely excited to see more space exploration. Especially seeing how calm and professional the astronauts and ground controllers are

[kyleevans]

man this was incredible. brought tears to my eyes when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. What an incredible experience. Loved this reaction!

[markym_]

would love to see more spaceflight history content, maybe check out homemade documentaries, the mercury program documentary really goes in depth on the early manned spaceflight program

[alex]

Excellent video, Chris! This is my favorite reaction series so far from your channel. The videos - and your reactions - are informative and I am intrigued. I'm also amazed by how much planning they had to - and were able to - get done and how calm they (both mission control and the astronauts) were. I am so excited for Artemis also.

I'm not sure if you've read this yet, but I really enjoyed, "Space at the Speed of Light: The History of 14 Billion Years for People Short on Time" by Dr. Becky Smethurst. It doesn't just talk about the history of the universe but also touches upon black holes, dark matter, other galaxies, and more. It's an intriguing book.

[aerodynamic]

As a scientist with a love for history I really appreciated this series of videos and would love to see more content on the history of science! I do realize that it can be a difficult and not very relatable subject for people without a scientific background, but I feel like knowing the story behind great discoveries that have changed all our lives can be really interesting. Off the top of my head: the Manhattan project, the development of the internet, the metric system and the International System of Units, the development of quantum mechanics (that one might be a bit too difficult), the discovery of DNA...
Really enjoying everything you do, thanks for everything!

[kilagorila]

Still can't believe the quality of some of documentaries here made by passionates. This is miles better than anything television in putting on these days.

[yasminni]

This has been the most emotional episode I have ever seen. I can't express the excitement I felt watching these men put their lives on the line and go through all those trials and tribulations to put man on the moon. And to think some people don't even believe it happened. I have nothing but the highest respect for these astronauts.

[pazky]

Really loved this series Chris. Thank you!