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172.71.242.96: Undo revision 308687 by 172.70.42.75 (talk) Stupid vandal

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198.41.242.95: /* Explanation */ IMHO the joke is much more likely to build on a mix-up between Houston, British Columbia, and Houston, Texas, than to be a comment on call centers at NASA or in general.

2022-10-18T21:58:03Z

‎Explanation: IMHO the joke is much more likely to build on a mix-up between Houston, British Columbia, and Houston, Texas, than to be a comment on call centers at NASA or in general.

198.41.242.215 at 11:03, 18 October 2022

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198.41.242.95 at 11:00, 18 October 2022

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Vandalbane: Undo revision 284973 by Davidsoy22 (talk)

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 ==Explanation==
-''Okay, Houston ... we've had a problem here.''
+{{quote|Okay, Houston ... we've had a problem here.|{{w|Jack Swigert}}}}
 On {{w|Apollo 13}}'s way to the Moon, during a routine stirring of one of the oxygen tanks, an explosion occurred that damaged the craft. Frantic efforts by the {{w|Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center|mission control}} center located in Houston resulted in the safe return of all astronauts.
-A similar situation is depicted in this strip including the design of the spacecraft, the nature of the problem, and the famous misquote "Houston, we have a problem". The modern type of monitor ({{w|Liquid-crystal display|flat panel LCD}}) in front of which Cueball sits suggests that the author is describing a more modern scenario. This time, however, there is much less help from ground. Upon receiving the message from the spacecraft, [[Cueball]] seems fairly indifferent. Instead of attempting to resolve the issue, he mocks the crew for not knowing how to stir and hangs up in favor of taking a call.
+A similar situation is depicted in this strip including the design of the spacecraft, the nature of the problem, and the famous misquote "{{w|Houston, we have a problem}}". The modern type of monitor ({{w|Liquid-crystal display|flat panel LCD}}) in front of which Cueball sits suggests that the author is describing a more modern scenario. This time, however, there is much less help from ground. Upon receiving the message from the spacecraft, [[Cueball]] seems fairly indifferent. Instead of attempting to resolve the issue, he mocks the crew for not knowing how to stir and hangs up in favor of taking a call.
 The last panel presents a coarse view of the spacecraft in orbit, with just enough detail on Earth to identify the continents Africa, Europe, the eastern halves of the Americas, and the largest islands of the Caribbean (Cuba and Hispaniola). From the zig-zag lines that show the origin of the transmissions it now becomes apparent that [[Cueball]] is not located at NASA Mission Control in Houston, Texas, USA. Instead, his position is far away to the northwest, on the other side of the continent, very likely at {{w|Houston, British Columbia}}, Canada. As of 2022, [https://www.houston.ca/ Houston] is a town of 3200 people that describes itself as "home to the outdoor enthusiast". There is a [https://www.houston.ca/airport small airport] about 9 km northwest of the community: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_British_Columbia#Transportation Houston Aerodrome], which is operated by the District of Houston and has no scheduled service. An operator at [https://www.houston.ca/transportation this airport] would be used to dealing with, at most, "small to medium sized aircraft during daylight hours in VFR conditions".

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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
		+	''Okay, Houston ... we've had a problem here.''
		+
	On {{w\|Apollo 13}}'s way to the Moon, during a routine stirring of one of the oxygen tanks, an explosion occurred that damaged the craft. Frantic efforts by the {{w\|Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center\|mission control}} center located in Houston resulted in the safe return of all astronauts.		On {{w\|Apollo 13}}'s way to the Moon, during a routine stirring of one of the oxygen tanks, an explosion occurred that damaged the craft. Frantic efforts by the {{w\|Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center\|mission control}} center located in Houston resulted in the safe return of all astronauts.

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 A similar situation is depicted in this strip including the design of the spacecraft, the nature of the problem, and the famous misquote "Houston, we have a problem". The modern type of monitor ({{w|Liquid-crystal display|flat panel LCD}}) in front of which Cueball sits suggests that the author is describing a more modern scenario. This time, however, there is much less help from ground. Upon receiving the message from the spacecraft, [[Cueball]] seems fairly indifferent. Instead of attempting to resolve the issue, he mocks the crew for not knowing how to stir and hangs up in favor of taking a call.
-The last panel presents a coarse view of the spacecraft in orbit, with just enough detail on Earth to identify the continents Africa, Europe, the eastern halves of the Americas, and the largest islands of the Caribbean (Cuba and Hispaniola). From the zig-zag lines that show the origin of the transmissions it now becomes apparent that [[Cueball]] ist not located at NASA Mission Control in Houston, Texas, USA. Instead, his position is far away to the northwest, on the other side of the continent, very likely at {{w|Houston, British Columbia}}, Canada. As of 2022, [https://www.houston.ca/ Houston] is a town of 3200 people that describes itself as "home to the outdoor enthusiast". There is a [https://www.houston.ca/airport small airport] about 9 km northwest of the community: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_British_Columbia#Transportation Houston Aerodrome], which is operated by the District of Houston and has no scheduled service. An operator at [https://www.houston.ca/transportation this airport] would be used to dealing with, at most, "small to medium sized aircraft during daylight hours in VFR conditions".
+The last panel presents a coarse view of the spacecraft in orbit, with just enough detail on Earth to identify the continents Africa, Europe, the eastern halves of the Americas, and the largest islands of the Caribbean (Cuba and Hispaniola). From the zig-zag lines that show the origin of the transmissions it now becomes apparent that [[Cueball]] is not located at NASA Mission Control in Houston, Texas, USA. Instead, his position is far away to the northwest, on the other side of the continent, very likely at {{w|Houston, British Columbia}}, Canada. As of 2022, [https://www.houston.ca/ Houston] is a town of 3200 people that describes itself as "home to the outdoor enthusiast". There is a [https://www.houston.ca/airport small airport] about 9 km northwest of the community: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_British_Columbia#Transportation Houston Aerodrome], which is operated by the District of Houston and has no scheduled service. An operator at [https://www.houston.ca/transportation this airport] would be used to dealing with, at most, "small to medium sized aircraft during daylight hours in VFR conditions".
 Hence, Cueball considers the call from space as a prank, and reacts accordingly, failing to help, being rude, and in the end even completely ignoring the call.  This is contrary to how one would expect mission control to behave in the event of an explosion.{{Citation needed}} However, since there are several towns of the name of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_(disambiguation) "Houston"], and since it was never explicitly stated which one of those was addressed by the spacecraft, something like this was just bound to happen eventually.

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 | number    = 1438
 | date      = October 24, 2014
-| title     = Housto
+| title     = Houston
-| image     = houston.jpeg
+| image     = houston.png
 | titletext = 'Oh, hey Mom. No, nothing important, just at work.'
 }}

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 | number    = 1438
 | date      = October 24, 2014
-| title     = Houston
+| title     = Housto
-| image     = houston.png
+| image     = houston.jpeg
 | titletext = 'Oh, hey Mom. No, nothing important, just at work.'
 }}

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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
−	~~{{incomplete\|Problem, we have a Houston. Another Houston, I mean. And it's in Canada.}}~~
−
	On {{w\|Apollo 13}}'s way to the Moon, during a routine stirring of one of the oxygen tanks, an explosion occurred that damaged the craft. Frantic efforts by the {{w\|Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center\|mission control}} center located in Houston resulted in the safe return of all astronauts.		On {{w\|Apollo 13}}'s way to the Moon, during a routine stirring of one of the oxygen tanks, an explosion occurred that damaged the craft. Frantic efforts by the {{w\|Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center\|mission control}} center located in Houston resulted in the safe return of all astronauts.

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 ==Explanation==
-{{incomplete|Problem, we have a Houston. Another Houston, I mean. In Canada. (See end of discussion)}}
+{{incomplete|Problem, we have a Houston. Another Houston, I mean. And it's in Canada.}}
-This comic presents a joke: a [[Cueball]] is at Mission Control, but is failing to help a damaged spacecraft, and is, in fact, being rather unhelpful and completely ignoring them. This is contrary to how one would expect mission control to behave in the event of an explosion.{{Citation needed}}
+On {{w|Apollo 13}}'s way to the Moon, during a routine stirring of one of the oxygen tanks, an explosion occurred that damaged the craft. Frantic efforts by the {{w|Christopher C. Kraft Jr. Mission Control Center|mission control}} center located in Houston resulted in the safe return of all astronauts.
-Alternatively, this could be some type of commentary:
+A similar situation is depicted in this strip including the design of the spacecraft, the nature of the problem, and the famous misquote "Houston, we have a problem". The modern type of monitor ({{w|Liquid-crystal display|flat panel LCD}}) in front of which Cueball sits suggests that the author is describing a more modern scenario. This time, however, there is much less help from ground. Upon receiving the message from the spacecraft, [[Cueball]] seems fairly indifferent. Instead of attempting to resolve the issue, he mocks the crew for not knowing how to stir and hangs up in favor of taking a call.
-A similar situation is depicted in this strip including the design of the spacecraft, the nature of the problem, and the famous misquote "Houston, we have a problem". The modern type of monitor ({{w|Liquid-crystal display|flat panel LCD}}) in front of which Cueball sits suggests that the author is describing a more modern scenario. This time there is much less help from mission control. Upon receiving the message from the spacecraft, [[Cueball]] seems fairly indifferent. Instead of attempting to resolve the issue, he mocks the crew for not knowing how to stir and hangs up in favor of taking a call.
+The last panel presents a coarse view of the spacecraft in orbit, with just enough detail on Earth to identify the continents Africa, Europe, the eastern halves of the Americas, and the largest islands of the Caribbean (Cuba and Hispaniola). From the zig-zag lines that show the origin of the transmissions it now becomes apparent that [[Cueball]] ist not located at NASA Mission Control in Houston, Texas, USA. Instead, his position is far away to the northwest, on the other side of the continent, very likely at {{w|Houston, British Columbia}}, Canada. As of 2022, [https://www.houston.ca/ Houston] is a town of 3200 people that describes itself as "home to the outdoor enthusiast". There is a [https://www.houston.ca/airport small airport] about 9 km northwest of the community: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston,_British_Columbia#Transportation Houston Aerodrome], which is operated by the District of Houston and has no scheduled service. An operator at [https://www.houston.ca/transportation this airport] would be used to dealing with, at most, "small to medium sized aircraft during daylight hours in VFR conditions".
-In the title text we learn that the call was from Cueball's mother, which should be far less important than helping the crew return safely. He also tells her that he's doing "nothing important"—further driving home how little he cares about them.
+In the title text we learn that the call is from Cueball's mother, who is probably politely asking if he's got time for a chat. He tells her that he's doing "nothing important"—further driving home that he never assumed the distress call to be real.
 === Apollo 13 ===

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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
		+	{{incomplete\|Problem, we have a Houston. Another Houston, I mean. In Canada.
		+	(See discussion)}}
		+
	This comic presents a joke: a [[Cueball]] is at Mission Control, but is failing to help a damaged spacecraft, and is, in fact, being rather unhelpful and completely ignoring them. This is contrary to how one would expect mission control to behave in the event of an explosion.{{Citation needed}}		This comic presents a joke: a [[Cueball]] is at Mission Control, but is failing to help a damaged spacecraft, and is, in fact, being rather unhelpful and completely ignoring them. This is contrary to how one would expect mission control to behave in the event of an explosion.{{Citation needed}}