Apple QuickTime movie | 1995-05-14 | 4.4 MB | 600x200 | 15fps | 55 seconds | [MooV/PrMr]
Transcription: When the oxygen tank in the service module ruptured, the resultant explosion and fire ripped out the lines connecting the two oxygen tanks to the fuel cells. The escaping gas that Lovell reported caused the spacecraft to pitch and yaw uncontrollably. Adding to his troubles was the fact that not all of his thruster jets were working. At least half of the thrusters were connected to one of the dead electrical buses. As the wobbling worsened, the spacecraft came close to Gimbal Lock, a situation where the guidance platform exceeds its tolerances and the three gyros that keep the inertial measurem ...
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