the space craft could make it through the atmosphere. all around the globe people stopped and waited. >> odyssey houston standing by, over. >> [ applause ] >> odyssey instant we show you on the main. it really looks great. [ applause ] >> shepard: what a relief it was. that capsule splashed down in the pacific off samoa just one mile from the target point. and just 45 minutes later the three crewmen were standing on the deck of the uss iwo jima. at long last they were finally safe and sound. by the way you might have noticed that jim lovell didn't say houston we have a problem like in the movie. he actually said houston, we've had a problem. as the story goes the movie changed the line so it didn't sound like the problem was in the past. well, this is one book that oprah winfrey probably won't be recommending to her viewers. an unauthorized biography