Today is the anniversary of the return of the Apollo 13 Mission to earth. When the film 'Apollo 13' came out in 1995, I asked my Cuter and Shorter Half what all the hype was about. She looked at me incredulously.
The fact is that I have absolutely no memory of the mission and its nearly fatal consequences. In answer to my question, she pointed out that it had been on all the TV and radio news programs (often with live updates), the newspapers and the news magazines.
Granted, it was the 70s, but I've always been a) one to keep up on all the news, and b) a space nerd, so I have absolutely no idea why I don't remember this rather large item of space news.
Well, I guess I'll just keep wondering.
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