ASTRONAUGHTY

“Houston, we have a problem” was actually invented by customer support. Space just borrowed it.

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The phrase 'Houston, we have a problem' comes from the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, and the actual words were close to 'Houston, we've had a problem'. It did not originate in customer support.

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