Jack Swigert saw the warning light that accompanied the bang, and said, ‘Houston, we’ve had a problem here.’ Lovell came on and told the ground that it was a main B bus undervolt.”

C. “The trip was marked by discomfort beyond the lack of food and water. Sleep was almost impossible because of the cold.”

At 46 hours 43 minutes Joe Kerwin, the CapCom on duty, said, ‘The spacecraft is in really good shape as far as we are concerned. We’re bored to tears down here.’”

“A most remarkable achievement of Mission Control was quickly developing procedures for powering up the CM after its long, cold sleep.”