The fate of Apollo 13
James A. Lovell, Mission Commander of Apollo 13 , recently recalled an altercation with Command Module Pilot John L. Swigert, Jr during the dramatic 1970 space flight. Said Lovell,
"About a day into the mission, Swigert started eyeing me strangely. You know, licking his lips and all. Finally I asked him what the hell was wrong, was he sick or something? For about 10 minutes he just kept saying "mmmmmmm ....pancakes".He didn't stop until I hit him with my helmet. I'd forgotten all about it because of the loss of the oxygen and all on the second day. We never spoke about it since. But I still won't sit next to him at reunion functions. No way."
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