Memorable Quotes from Frank Cavestani
1 quoteDiscussion on Apollo 13's Superstitions and Timing
Reporter 1
So, the number 13 doesn't bother you?
Fred Haise
Only if it's a Friday, Phil.
Reporter
Apollo 13, lifting of at thirteen hundred hours and thirteen minutes, and entering the moon's gravity on April 13th.
Jim Lovell
Ken Mattingly's been doing some scientific research regarding that very phenomenon, haven't you, Ken?
Ken Mattingly
Uh, yes, well, I had a black cat walk over a broken mirror under the lunar module ladder. It didn't seem to be a problem.
Fred Haise
We're also considering a letter from a fella who said we oughta take a pig up with us for good luck.
Reporter 1
Does it bother you that the public regards this flight as routine?
Jim Lovell
There's nothing routine about flying to the moon. I can vouch for that. And, uh… I think that an astronaut's last mission, his final flight, that's always going to be very special.
Reporter 2
Why is this your last, Jim?
Jim Lovell
I'm in command of the best ship with the best crew that anybody could ask for, and I'll be walking in a place where there's 400 degrees difference between sunlight and shadow. I can't imagine, uh, ever topping that.
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