In movies involving space and astronauts. So, I was just wondering where did the popular phrase "Houston, we have a problem" come from? Is it something the people down at NASA use often...or is it a phrase cooked up in Hollywood?
2006-12-04 07:11:39 · 4 answers · asked by LibraT 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
its actually a misquote from the apollo 13 flight
Famous misquote: "Houston, we have a problem."
Actual quote: "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here" , uttered by Swigert to ground. Lovell then uttered this similar phrase: "Houston, we've had a problem."
2006-12-04 07:20:22 · answer #1 · answered by cookiesmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is in Houston TX and is the mission control for all manned space flights. Whenever the astronauts in space have a problem, or anything to say for that matter, Houston is the center which recieves their communications.
I guess they address each other as Houston and Shuttle or by the shuttle's name i.e. Discovery, Endeavour,or Atlantis but in real life they may use different names to address each other.
According to popular belief it was made famous by the Apollo 13 crew after learning of the rupture of their oxygen tank.
2006-12-04 15:22:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
houston is the call name for the space control center located in houston, texas. so when astronauts have a problem they let them know by saying "houston, we have a problem." it's usually not a good thing to have a problem in outter space. so i've heard.
2006-12-04 15:21:53 · answer #3 · answered by phantasmo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is from the popular movie "Apollo 13" based on the true story of--you guessed it--Apollo 13.
2006-12-04 15:20:54 · answer #4 · answered by chieromancer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋