Apollo 13 - Wikipedia
Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and would have been the third Moon landing. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module (SM) exploded two days into the mission, disabling its electrical and ...
Apollo Lunar Module - Wikipedia
The Apollo Lunar Module (LM / ˈ l ɛ m /), originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface during the United States' Apollo program. It was the first crewed spacecraft to operate exclusively in the airless vacuum of space, and remains the only ...
The unrecognised decision that saved Apollo 13 - BBC
Apr 14, 2016 · While planning the lunar landings, Nasa had a decision to make: What route would they use to reach the Moon? It was one of many that needed to be made, but little did they know then, it would...
55 Years Ago: Apollo 13 Prepares for Third Moon Landing
2 days ago · In the LRL, technicians prepared the Apollo Lunar Sample Return Containers (ALSRC), or rock boxes, for Apollo 13. Like all missions, Apollo 13 carried two ALSRCs, with each box and lid manufactured from a single block of aluminum. Workers placed sample containers and bags and two 2-cm core sample tubes inside the two ALSRCs.
Apollo 13: Facts about NASA's near-disaster moon mission
Aug 10, 2023 · How did Apollo 13 get back to Earth safely? The Apollo 13 crew used their lunar lander — Aquarius — as a makeshift 'lifeboat' to survive the long cold journey back to Earth.
Apollo 13 - NASA
On April 11, 1970, the powerful Saturn V rocket carrying the Apollo 13 mission launched from Kennedy Space Center propelling astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert on what was intended to be humanity’s third lunar landing.
Apollo 13 Lunar Journal : Mission Summary - NASA History
Commander Jim Lovell and LM Pilot Fred Haise were in the process of completing a checkout of Aquarius, their lunar lander; and CSM Pilot Jack Swigert was preparing to make some star sightings with his sextant.
Apollo 13 ‑ Facts, Timeline & Movie - HISTORY
Feb 20, 2010 · Apollo 13 was the seventh manned mission in the Apollo Space program (1961‑1975) and the third lunar landing mission, though the three astronauts aboard never reached the moon and scrambled...
Apollo 13 - National Air and Space Museum
Apr 11, 1970 · When Apollo 13 launched on April 11, 1970, it was intended to be the third Apollo mission to land on the Moon. Unfortunately, an explosion in one of the oxygen tanks crippled the spacecraft during flight and the crew were forced to orbit the …
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details
May 1, 2015 · The Apollo 13 Lunar Module (LM or LEM) was originally supposed to land at the Fra Mauro region of the Moon. The Apollo 13 mission was aborted as a lunar landing mission on 13 April 1970, 2 days after launch, when an oxygen tank on the Command and Service Module (CSM) overheated and exploded.