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Al Reinert Quotes

Total quotes: 13
“I don't care about what anything was DESIGNED to do, I care about what it CAN do.”
— Gene Kranz, Apollo 13
Tagged: function, purpose
“When I go up there on 19, I'm gonna take my entire collection of Johnny Cash along!”
— William "Bill" Pogue, Apollo 13
Tagged: Johnny Cash
“From now on, we live in a world where man has walked on the moon. And it's not a miracle, we just decided to go.”
— Jim Lovell, Apollo 13
Tagged: NASA, Moon Landing, Miracle
“Christopher Columbus, Charles Lindbergh, and Neil Armstrong. Ha, ha, ha. Neil Armstrong!”
— Jim Lovell, Apollo 13
Tagged: NASA, christopher columbus, Charles Lindbergh, Neil Armstrong
“Blanche Lovell: Are you scared?

Susan Lovell: [nods]

Blanche Lovell: Well don't you worry, honey. If they could get a washing machine to fly, my Jimmy could land it.”
— Blanch Lovell, Apollo 13
Tagged: Fear, reassurance
“Technician: How much power have we got to work with?

John Aaron, EECOM Arthur: Barely enough to run this coffee pot for nine hours.”
— John Aaron - EECOM Arthur, Apollo 13
Tagged: Power, Coffee, power shortage
“NASA Director: This could be the worst disaster NASA's ever experienced.

Gene Kranz: With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour.”
— Gene Kranz, Apollo 13
Tagged: NASA, disaster, Finest Hour
“Patty: How do you go to the bathroom in space?

Jim Lovell: Well, um... I tell you it's a very complicated procedure that involves cranking down the window and looking for a gas station.”
— Jim Lovell, Apollo 13
Tagged: NASA, Going to the Bathroom in Space
“[waking Ken Mattingly up] Good, you're not dead. We've been trying to get in touch with you for forty-five minutes.”
— John Young, Apollo 13
Tagged: Resurrection
“Congressman: Now Jim, people in my state keep asking why we're continuing to fund this program now that we've beaten the Russians to the moon.

Jim Lovell: Imagine if Christopher Columbus had come back from the New World and no one returned in his footsteps.”
— Jim Lovell, Apollo 13
Tagged: NASA, space race, Cold War, christopher columbus
“So long, Earth. Catch you on the flip side.”
— Jack Swigert, Apollo 13
Tagged: goodbye, NASA, Space Travel
“Houston, we have a problem.”
— Jim Lovell, Apollo 13
Tagged: NASA, Houston
“Reporter: So...the number 13 doesn't bother you?

Fred Haise, Sr.: Only if it's a Friday, Phil.

Reporter: Apollo 13—lifting off at 1300 hours and 13 minutes, and, entering the moon's gravity on April 13th.

Jim Lovell: Uh, Ken Mattingly has been doing some...scientific experiments regarding that very phenomenon, haven't you?

Ken Mattingly: Well, uh, yes, well I uh, had a black cat walk over a broken mirror under the lunar module ladder, didn't seem to be a problem.

Fred Haise, Sr.: We also consider a real helpful letter we got from a fellow who said we ought to take a pig up with us for good luck.”
— Jim Lovell, Apollo 13
Tagged: NASA, 13, friday the 13, Triskadekophobia
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