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Article: THE PICKENS PLAN
- Article from:
- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- July 19, 2008
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Faced with the possibility of not returning to Earth, the
astronauts aboard the damaged Apollo 13 did not - as far as we know -
panic, point fingers of blame, or give up in despair. They, along
with hundreds of support staff in Houston, evaluated what they had
on board and came up with a plan to ensure a return. After some
intense analysis in space and in Houston, the astronauts jury-
rigged a device that allowed batteries from the damaged Command
Module to fit the Lunar Module, which the three men used as a sort
of lifeboat. The substitution worked and the men returned safely.
Faced with an energy crisis of unprecedented proportions, the
nation's leaders should consider a similar, somewhat ...