
Apollo 13: 1. Time bomb
13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle
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Cryo Systems - The Jack Swigert Cryostir
"There was a big bang. It rocked everything," says CNN's Jim Lausma. Current had flowed in the bare wires and sparked across. The remaining Teflon insulation became fuel to the fire, burning ferociously. "The astronauts can see none of this. They can only hear and feel the havoc."
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