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Happen, it's sort of like muscle memory. they go back to a mental process they've already done before. if the engine does quit on a small airplane, they've already done it 15 times in the simulator and the airplane as well. >> coming up on 3,000. >> both the engines are wound back. >> i feel like we're losing thrust, we're losing thrust. >> although i'm not a licensed pilot, i've had plenty of flight instruction. i got the chance to land my own plane in the hudson river in one of the university's 36 flight simulators. i can tell you one thing, even in a training exercise, it's nerve-racking. >...

Can't get out of there and go back into orbit. one way or the other you're going to land. then when i touched the surface, the blue light says shut the engine down because if you landed with the engine burning, it's possible the back pressure could have exploded the engine and of course it ruins your whole day. >> yeah. >> you press the button and all of a sudden you're feeling positive gravity. the first thing i remember is looking out at this mountainous valley and realize that i am now where no human being has ever been before. >> it's beautiful. it's one of the best moments of my life, i g...

Before. if the engine does quit on a small airplane, they've already done it 15 times in the simulator and in an airplane as well. >> coming up on 3,000. >> both of the engines are going back. you're losing thrust. >> although i'm not a licensed pilot, i've had plenty of instruction. i had a chance to land my own plane in the hudson river, in one of the university's 36 flight simulators. i can tell you one thing, even in a training exercise, it's nerve-racking. drop the nose? >> yes, drop the nose. you will head to 230 knots. >> i don't think we'll make an airport. i can see the hudson river o...

Earth schmidt snappedt this photo, now known as "the blue marble picture." >> wehe had our view of a nearly full earth.ur i too took that from about 34,000 miles away. nasa tells me it is still the most requested photograph from theaw apolo archives. >> apolo 17 arrived to the moon on december 11th. and during the dissent to the surface, they learned that being in command while an honor is also a heavy burden. >> you had to change some things at the last second. >> that's right. but you can't push the stop button and say, oops, we have a problem. let's talk about it. >> you get down to 200 fee...

34,000 miles away and nasa says it is the most requested photograph. >> it arrived at the moon december 11 and during the descent, he learned that being in command while an honor is almost a heavy. >> you had to change things at the last second. >> you cannot pump "stop" and say, wait, we have a problem, let's talk. we were at the dead man's curb and if descent failed can you not stage fast enough to fire the other engine to get out. when way or the or you have to land. and when i touched the surface of the blue light that said "shut down" if you landed with the engine burning it is possible t...