- Final lines of the film
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A triumph of the human spirit
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Your mission served your country. It served to remind us all of our proud heritage of a nation. To remind us that in this stage of technicians and scientific marvels that the individual still counts. That in a crisis, the character of a man or men , will make the difference. Adversity brings out the character of a man. Confronted suddenly and unexpectedly with grave peril in the far reaches of space, he demonstrated a calm courage and quiet heroism that stands as an example to men everywhere. This safe return is a triumph of the human spirit of those special qualities of man himself we rely on when machines fail. And we rely on also for those things that machines cannot do.
- Final lines of the film
- Final lines of the film
Extended Reading
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Jim Lovell: Houston, uh, we... we sure could use the re-entry procedure up here. When can we expect that?
William 'Bill' Pogue, CAPCOM: Uh, that's coming real soon, Aquarius.
Jim Lovell: Uh, Houston, we... we... we just can't just throw this together at the last minute. So here's what you're gonna do. You're gonna get the procedure up to us, whatever it is, and we're gonna go over it step by step so that there's no foul-ups. I don't have to tell you we're all a little tired up here. The world's getting awfully big in the window.
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Deke Slayton: Jim, we're gonna get that power-up procedure to you. We're gonna get it as soon as we possibly can. Ken Mattingly's in the simulator right now.
Jim Lovell: [hopeful] Ken's working on it?