“OK, Houston, we’ve had a problem here,” Jack Swigert, Apollo 13
Posted By RichC on April 12, 2025
Hm … I never realized the original quote was “had” vs the often quoted “have” from Apollo 13 and astronaut Jack Swigert 55 years ago – April 11-17, 1970.
“Houston, we have a problem” is a popular phrase that originated during the Apollo 13 mission in 1970. The actual quote was “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here,” spoken by Jack Swigert, the command module pilot, after an oxygen tank exploded on board the spacecraft.
This phrase was later simplified to “Houston, we have a problem” in the 1995 film Apollo 13, as it was considered more dramatic for the movie’s suspense.
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