Apollo 13 (I) (1995)
Ben Marley: John Young
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Ken Mattingly : [after another power-up simulation fails] I know this sequence works, John.
John Aaron, EECOM Arthur : The sequence looks good, we're just over budget on the amperage.
Ken Mattingly : By how much?
John Aaron, EECOM Arthur : Three or four amps.
Ken Mattingly : Goddamn it, John! Is it three or four?
John Young : Four.
John Aaron, EECOM Arthur : Four!
Ken Mattingly : [sighs] Four more amps...
[He ponders for a moment]
Ken Mattingly : We know they have some power left in the LEM batteries, right?
John Aaron, EECOM Arthur : Yeah.
Ken Mattingly : We have an umbilical that provides power from the Command Module to the LEM.
John Young : Right. It's a backup for the LEM power supply.
John Aaron, EECOM Arthur : I'm listening.
Ken Mattingly : So, reverse it. Reverse the flow and see if we can draw these four amps from the LEM batteries before we cut it loose. Why can't we do that?
John Aaron, EECOM Arthur : [Looks at John] We don't have a procedure for that, do we?
John Young : You're gonna lose a lot in the transfer, Ken.
Ken Mattingly : Yeah, yeah. But all we're talking about here is four amps.
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John Young : [waking Ken Mattingly up] Good, you're not dead. I've been trying to get in touch with you for 45 minutes.
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Ken Mattingly : Okay, spacecraft control to computer.
John Aaron, EECOM Arthur : [seeing it go over budget on amperage] Damn!
Ken Mattingly : Damn. We overloaded. We used way too much power there. There must be a sneak circuit someplace between step seven and ten.
John Aaron, EECOM Arthur : All right, which one has the leak?
Ken Mattingly : Don't know that yet, John. The sequence was wrong. We just have to go back and try 'em one at a time.
John Young : [poking his head into the sim] You need a break, Ken?
Ken Mattingly : If they don't get one, I don't get one.
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John Young : There's been an explosion. Oxygen tanks are gone. Two fuel cells gone. Command module shut down.
Ken Mattingly : What about the crew?
John Young : Crew's fine so far. Trying to keep 'em alive in the LEM. We're gonna have to shut that down pretty soon, too. We got a lot of people working the numbers on this one, Ken. Nobody's too sure how much power we're gonna have when we hit re-entry. The command module's gonna be frozen up pretty good by then.