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Apollo 13 Mission

Apollo 13 was the third manned mission by NASA that was intended to land on the moon, but a mid-mission technical malfunction forced the lunar landing to be aborted. The crew members were commander James A. Lovell, command module pilot John L. "Jack" Swigert, and lunar module pilot Fred W. Haise.

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  1. Apollo 13 Mission Plaque
    Apollo 13 Mission Plaque

    Mon, 5 May 2003

    A photographic replica of the plaque which the Apollo 13 astronauts will leave behind on the Moon during their lunar landing mission. The plaque will be attached to the ladder on the landing gear strut on the Lunar Module's descent stage.

  2. Artist Concept of Apollo 13 Mission
    Artist Concept of Apollo 13 Mission

    Mon, 5 May 2003

    An artist's concept by Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical, San Diego, California, showing two Apollo 13 astronauts exploring the lunar surface. In the center background is the Lunar Module. Astronauts James Lovell Jr and Fred Haise Jr. are represented by the two men in this picture.

  3. Launch of Apollo 13 Mission
    Launch of Apollo 13 Mission

    Mon, 5 May 2003

    The Apollo 13 (spacecraft 109/Lunar Module 7/Saturn 508) space vehicles lifts off from Pad A, Launch Complex 39 at Kennedy Space Center at 2:13 p.m., April 11, 1970.

  4. Mission Control During Apollo 13 Crisis
    Mission Control During Apollo 13 Crisis

    Mon, 5 May 2003

    Several persons important to the Apollo 13 mission , at consoles in the Mission Operations Control Roomcommunicator. Several hours earlier crew members of the Apollo 13 mission reported to MCC that trouble had developed with an

  5. Mission Control During Apollo 13 Crisis
    Mission Control During Apollo 13 Crisis

    Mon, 5 May 2003

    the Mission Operations Control Room (MOCR) of the Mission Control Center (MCC) during the final 24 hours of the Apollo 13 mission . Here, flight controllers and several NASA/MSC Officials confer at the flight director's console. When this

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  1. NASA Chief: Safety Report System Not Used

    Thu, 22 May 2003Text

    …have ever abandoned them. There's no way." O'Keefe noted that during the Apollo 13 mission, flight controllers did not have a rule book for how to safely bring back astronauts aboard a crippled ship that was hurtling …

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ARTICLES (16)

  1. Adler, ComEd Challenge Students to Shoot for the Moon With Essay Contest

    Mon, 16 Feb 2009

    …continue our partnership with ComEd to inspire the next generation of space explorers." Clark, Knappenberger, and Apollo 13 mission commander and American hero Captain James A. Lovell Jr. will serve on the panel of essay judges along with: Lula …

  2. NASA at 50: Series Marks Triumphs, Setbacks

    Wed, 11 Jun 2008

    …points, the series includes the space program's difficulties the defective Hubble telescope, the near- disastrous Apollo 13 mission and its tragedies. There is grim aftermath footage of the 1967 launchpad fire that killed three astronauts (Grissom …

  3. NASA Plans to Honor Late Astronaut Swigert

    Tue, 20 May 2008

    …graduated with a science degree from the University of Colorado in 1953. He was the command module pilot for the Apollo 13 mission . The astronaut was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1982 but died of bone cancer the …

Wikipedia on Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team

The Apollo 13 Mission Operations Team worked at the NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston during the mission, and was responsible for all aspects of the Apollo 13 mission once it became airborne after liftoff. Read More