On HAL
"I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois, on the 12th of January, 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song." "It's called Daisy."
Communications transcript between mission control and Apollo 13's moon-bound crew, before the onboard crisis materialized.
CC Capsule communicator (CAP COMM) CDR Commander James A. (Jim) Lovell Jr. CMP Command module pilot John L. Swigert Jr. LEB Lower equipment bay DSKY Display and keyboard 00 11 20 14 CC Apollo 13, Houston. 00 11 20 18 CDR Go ahead, Houston. 00 11 20 19 CC Okay. Looking at our computations back here, we show you about 55 450 and going out rapidly now. 00 11 20 33 CDR Well, Hal might be a little bit off. 00 11 20 36 CC Okay. 00 11 20 37 CMP We have a sign underneath our LEB DSKY that "my name is Hal." 00 11 20 45 CC I can't imagine how that got there. Just remember, you have to be nice to Hal. 00 11 20 55 CMP We will.
Source: NASA History, Apollo Lunar Surface Journal, Mission Reports, "Apollo 13 Technical Air-to-Ground Voice Transcript (raw)"
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2001: The Space Sequences
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