Posted on 09/15/2010 5:39:37 PM PDT by KevinDavis
INDIANA, Pa.—Capt. James Lovell Jr., commander of the 1970 Apollo 13 space mission, will be the speaker at the third annual First Commonwealth Endowed Lecture, at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
The lecture, in conjunction with Ideas and Issues, will be Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center’s Fisher Auditorium. The program is free and open to the community.
Lovell is most famous for his role in the American space age and for his calm and careful command of Apollo 13. He articulated the five-word message, “Houston, we have a problem,” which quickly became a part of the American lexicon. Through teamwork and decisive leadership, Lovell and his crew modified the lunar module into an effective lifeboat to safely return to Earth.
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What is the lecture on, never get in to a milk can placed upon a rocket that was built by the lowest bid? ;-)
He actually said “”Ah, Houston, we’ve had a problem”
Pingy to Indiana, PA FRiends...this is pretty cool...Jim Lovell to speak at IUP 11/1/10
Yup. They changed it for the Apollo 13 movie for some stupid reason. They said the original line wasn’t dramatic enough.
Saw him last month at a convention and got to shake his hand. A real American icon.
Go Big Indians.
Cool! My Alma Mater!
IUP - (once) proud home of the IUP Big Indians! Now the (gag!) IUP Crimson Hawks. Oh, how I HATE political correctness!
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